Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics between interventional radiology and nephrology 

Age (years)

54.74 (16.72)

56.43 (19.47)

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

133.82 (18.26)

130.28 (16.54)

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

75.38 (13.69)

72.33 (14.13)

INR

1.05 (0.16)

0.99 (0.10)

PT (sec)

12.16 (1.93)

11.47 (2.92)

BUN (mg/dl)

42.44 (26.09)

39.52 (27.07)

Platelet Count (x1000µl)

240.90 (88.22)

246.53 (83.59)

GFR (ml/min)

34.68 (25.50)

44.98 (32.80)

Creatinine (mg/dl)

2.91 (2.64)

3.16 (5.64)

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.70 (2.40)

12.01 (2.37)

Hematocrit (%)

32.23 (6.92)

35.49 (6.78)

Gender^a

 Male

189 (58.33)

70 (57.38)

 Female

135 (41.67)

52 (42.62)

Race^a

 White

287 (88.85)

111 (90.98)

 Black

18 (5.57)

1 (0.82)

 Other

18 (5.57)

10 (8.20)

Days Prior to Procedure Labs Collected^a

 Less than or equal to 2 weeks

268 (83.23)

108 (88.52)

 Greater than 2 weeks

54 (16.77)

14 (11.48)

Type of Sedation^a

 No Sedation (Local Only)

7 (2.16)

120 (98.36)

 Moderate Sedation (Versed, fentanyl, etc.)

311 (95.99)

1 (0.82)

 General Anesthesia

6 (1.85)

1 (0.82)

Use of Opioids Prior to Procedure^a

 No

270 (83.59)

107 (88.43)

 Yes

53 (16.41)

14 (11.57)

Fellow Involved in Procedure^a

 No

100 (30.96)

3 (2.46)

 Yes

223 (69.04)

119 (97.54)

Biopsy Performed Using CT Guidance^a

 No

310 (95.98)

122 (100.00)

 Yes

13 (4.02)

0 (0.00)

Kidney^a

 Right

164 (50.77)

16 (13.11)

 Left

159 (49.23)

106 (86.89)