BRIEF REPORT: Safety of percutaneous renal biopsy as an outpatient procedure in pediatric patients

Renal biopsy is the gold standard for definitive diagnosis of a variety of renal diseases. Being an invasive procedure, adequate patient preparation and evaluation are mandatory, in addition to having experienced personnel and adequate backup support for emergencies, such as interventional radiology and surgery. In most centers, renal biopsy in children is performed on an inpatient basis, with an average stay of 2 days in uncomplicated cases. This practice is very costly, and at busy institutions, the biopsy may be delayed due to unavailability of beds, which may adversely affect certain patients where immediate diagnosis is of utmost importance and urgency, such as in patients with renal transplantation who are suspected to have acute rejection