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Decreased Bleeding-Related Adverse Events Using Track Embolization with Gelatin Sponge Slurry after Percutaneous
Sungho Koh1, Hoon Kwon1, Lee Hwangbo1
1Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Purpose:
To evaluate the effectiveness of track embolization using gelatin sponge slurry in percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided liver biopsy.
Materials And Methods:
Among the 543 patients who underwent percutaneous US-guided liver biopsies between September 2018 and August 2021, 338 who did not undergo track embolization and 105 who underwent track embolization were included in the analysis. All procedures were performed with 18-gauge coaxial core biopsy needles. Patients' laboratory data were reviewed. Patients in both groups were subdivided into the following 2 groups: (a) those with targeted biopsy for a focal liver lesion and (b) those with nontargeted biopsy for a liver parenchyma. Moreover, postbiopsy events, such as transfusion and transarterial embolization, were assessed. To minimize selection bias, propensity score matching (PSM) was performed.
Results:
After PSM, all factors that could affect bleeding risk were well-matched and well-balanced between the 2 groups (P > .474). In the non-track embolization group, 17 (16.2%) patients experienced major or minor bleeding-related adverse events (AEs). In contrast, in the track embolization group, only 5 (4.8%) patients experienced major or minor bleeding-related AEs, which was significantly lower than that in the non-track embolization group (P = .007). All 5 (4.8%) cases of major bleeding-related AEs were observed in the non-track embolization group (P = .024).
Conclusions:
In this study, a retrospective analysis was performed using PSM for percutaneous US-guided liver biopsy. Track embolization using gelatin sponge slurry is significantly superior in the prevention of bleeding-related AEs after US-guided liver biopsy.
