Ethnicity / AA / Cauc / AA / Asian / Asian / Cauc / Cauc / Cauc / Cauc / Cauc
Sex / F / M / F / F / F / M / F / F / M / M
Age / 69 / 64 / 80 / 43 / 43 / 67 / 65 / 39 / 22 / 88
Serum Creatinine (mg/dl) / 1.0 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 3.8 / 3.2 / 6.1 / 3.2 / 0.8 / 1.3 / 4.5
INR at Procedure / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.2 / NA / NA / NA / NA / 1.2 / NA / 1.8
Platelet Count (K/mm3) / 369 / 210 / 196 / 217 / 254 / 214 / 150 / 250 / 404 / 144
Indication for Bx / NS / NS / RPGN / NS/GN / NS/GN / NS / NS / SLE/GN / NS / NS
Contraindication to
PRB / OA / OA / OA / RF / RF / RF / RF / OA / Horseshoe Kidney / SC
Histologic Diagnosis / MGN / MGN / Crescentic GN / Inadequate Tissue / IgA / FSGS / DM / SLE WHO IIA / MCN / Amyloid
Liver/Kidney Bx / N / N / N / N / N / N / N / N / N / Y
Hct Pre (%) / 34.6 / 39.9 / 37.0 / 25.1 / 25.8 / 25.0 / 39.9 / 33.0 / 48.0 / 31.0
Hct Post (%) / 29.5 / 36.6 / 32.7 / 25.0 / 24.8 / 24.2 / 37.8 / 32.7 / 43.5 / 29.6
Passes / 3 / ? / 3 / 4 / 5 / 4 / 8 / 5 / 2 / 4
Cores / 3 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 2 / 4 / 2 / 2 / 4
Total Glomeruli / 4 / 5 / 4 / 0 / 20 / 11 / 8 / 10 / 24 / 2
Capsular Perforation / Y / Y / Y / N / Y / Y / Y / Y / Y / Y
Perirenal Hematoma / N / N / N / Y / N / N / N / N / Y / N
Gross Hematuria / Y / N / N / Y / N / N / Y / Y / Y / Y
Transfusion / N / N / N / N / N / N / N / Y / Y / N
Hydronephrosis / N / N / N / N / N / N / N / Y / Y / N
Death (Cause) / N / N / N / N / N / N / N / N / N / Y (Sepsis)
Legend to Table 1
Characteristics of patients who underwent transjugular renal biopsy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 23 October 1996-12 April 2001
AA=African American
INR=international normalized ratio
Bx=biopsy
PRB=percutaneous renal biopsy
Hct=hematocrit
NA=not applicable since patient not on oral anticoagulation
NS=nephrotic syndrome
RPGN=rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
SLE=systemic lupus erythematosus
OA=oral anticoagulation
RF=renal failure
SC=spontaneous coagulopathy
MGN=membranous glomerulonephritis
IgA=IgA nephropathy
FSGS=focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
DM=diabetes mellitus
MCN=minimal change nephropathy