Percutaneous biopsy of the liver as a procedure for outpatients
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Percutaneous biopsy of the liver as a procedure for outpatients
Gastroenterology.
1978 Jan.
Abstract
Hepatic biopsy was performed in 107 outpatients and 68 inpatients in the last 18 months at this hospital. Only 1 patient had a complication; he bled from the biopsy site, The minimal cost saved per patient was $153.00. Biopsy of the liver in outpatients is both safe and economical.
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