Liver biopsy: complications and risk factors

Table 1 The number of liver biopsies, demographic data, pre-biopsy laboratory data and pathological results comparing between 1987-1993 and 1994-1996

	1987-1993	1994-1996	P value
Liver biopsies (%)	367 (75.8)	117 (24.2)	NS
Mean age (years)	51	48	NS
Gender (%)			NS
Male (n = 372)	74.5	80.4
Female (n = 112)	25.5	19.6
Hct (%)	34.40 ± 8.33	33.35 ± 8.39	NS
PT (sec)	14.15 ± 2.34	13.61 ± 1.63	NS
PTT (sec)	32.61 ± 6.67	33.19 ± 5.88	NS
Platelet (× 109/L)	298 ± 172	332 ± 162	NS
TB+ (g/dl)	1.33 ± 1.22	1.30 ± 1.30	NS
AST+ (U/L)	125 ± 117.64	148.44 ± 134.36	NS
ALT+ (U/L)	82.03 ± 80.37	90.86 ± 78.72	NS
ALP+ (U/L)	355.69 ± 278.32	347.10 ± 303.76	NS
Alb+ (g/dl)	3.54 ± 0.75	3.58 ± 0.81	NS
Hepatic malignancy	49.3	36.8	0.019

NS: No statistical significant, TB: Total bilirubin, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: Alanine aminotransferase, ALP: Alkaline phosphatase, Alb: Albumin