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Medical records of 218 patients undergoing percutaneous and laparoscopic liver biopsies were reviewed. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, procedural, and outcome variables were extracted using a validated data collection form. Inferential analyses were conducted using chi\u2011square, Fisher\u2019s exact, and Mann\u2011Whitney U tests, while multivariate logistic regression models were employed to identify factors independently associated with complications and mortality. The most common types of complications were infection (n\u2009=\u20097, 3.2%) and hemorrhage (n\u2009=\u20096, 2.8%), followed by pulmonary complications (n\u2009=\u20094, 1.8%), metabolic disturbances (n\u2009=\u20093, 1.4%), and acute kidney injury (n\u2009=\u20092, 0.9%). Mortality was recorded in 6 patients (2.8%). Higher pre-operative white blood cell count was independently associated with infections (OR: 1.28, 95% CI: 1.02\u20131.62, p\u2009=\u20090.036). 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