Renal Biopsy Bed Rest. Shortening the period of strict bed rest after renal biopsy from 7 h to 2 h decreased the incidence of back pain but there was no increase in bleeding or other biopsy related complications. Usually these side effects can be alleviated after bed rest and treatment of hemostasis and life threatening bleeding rarely happens.
Moreover forced prolonged bed rest can be uncomfortable in patients undergoing renal biopsy. Shorter periods of strict bed rest after a renal biopsy can safely decrease patient discomfort according to a japanese study published in clinical and experimental nephrology 2009. Shortening the period of strict bed rest after renal biopsy from 7 h to 2 h decreased the incidence of back pain but there was no increase in bleeding or other biopsy related complications.
No consensus exists on the amount of bed rest required after renal biopsy.
Moreover forced prolonged bed rest can be uncomfortable in patients undergoing renal biopsy. Shorter periods of strict bed rest after a renal biopsy can safely decrease patient discomfort according to a japanese study published in clinical and experimental nephrology 2009. No consensus exists on the amount of bed rest required after renal biopsy. Post biopsy observations should be designed to detect the major common complications arising from renal.