Incidence of Bleeding in 8172 Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Intraabdominal Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions – Results of the Prospective Multicenter DEGUM Interventional Ultrasound Study (PIUS Study)

Abstract

This prospective multicentre study confirms the broad spectrum of percutaneous US-guided intraabdominal interventions. However diagnostic liver biopsies dominate with the use of core needle biopsies (18 G). Percutaneous US-guided interventions performed by experienced sonographers are associated with a low bleeding risk. Major bleeding complications are very rare. A pre-interventional INR < 1.5 and individual medication risk assessment are recommended.