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Table 1 Summary of adequacy assessment of native renal biopsies

From: Percutaneous native renal biopsy adequacy: a successful interdepartmental quality improvement activity

Period

Total biopsies (n)

Adequate biopsies (n,%)

Suboptimal biopsies (n,%)

Inadequate biopsies (n,%)

Difference in adequacy (%)*

p value

1

127

40 (31%)

43 (34%)

44 (35%)

NA

NA

2

432

311 (72%)

54 (13%)

67 (16%)

+40% (31, 50)

< 0.0001

3

104

94 (90%)

2 (2%)

8 (8%)

+18% (8, 29)

<0.0001

  1. *Change of percentage of adequacy in the period in question compared to the preceding period, i.e. comparing period 2 to period 1, and comparing period 3 to period 2.