Risk of Bleeding after Native Renal Biopsy as a Function of Preprocedural Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure

Patients undergoing native renal biopsy who have an SBP greater than 140 mm Hg or DBP greater than 90 mm Hg are at higher risk for bleeding complications. Further research is needed to determine whether medically lowering these patients' BP before kidney biopsy decreases complications.