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Most PLBs are performed as a day case procedure, and complications can occur.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study assessed the safety of PLBs as a day case procedure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross-sectional descriptive study of participants aged 18 years and above who had a day case PLB from January 2021 to June 2024. Standard precautions were observed, and eligible participants after the procedure were observed for 4\u20136 h. Post-biopsy complications were looked for and their time duration was recorded. Data obtained were collated and entered into SPSS version 20 and analysed using simple and inferential statistics. A\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05 was considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There were 125 participants comprising 71 (56.8%) females and 54 (43.2%) males, with an age range of 18\u201370 years, with a mean \u00b1 standard deviation (SD) of 44.4 (13.0) years. A total of 161 complications amongst 101 (80.8%) participants occurred, with some participants having two or more complications. The most common were pain at the shoulder tip, 41 (32.8%) and pain at the biopsy site, 93 (74.5%), with mean \u00b1 (SD) time duration of 58.9 (47.3) and 96.6 (71.7) min, respectively. Participants with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, those aged &gt; 40 years and participants with echogenic liver on ultrasound had more post-biopsy complications than others,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05. There was no death or post-biopsy admission.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Day case PLB is safe, and the most common complications are pain at the shoulder tip and biopsy site.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/npmj.npmj_324_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,17]],"date-time":"2026-08-17T04:00:18Z","timestamp":1786939218000},"page":"561-566","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Safety of Day Case Percutaneous Liver Biopsies at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Olusegun","family":"Adekanle","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Olawumi Janet","family":"Kolawole","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Medicine, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oluwasegun","family":"Ijarotimi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ibukunoluwa John","family":"Enesi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals, Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dennis A.","family":"Ndububa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20260817","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1017","DOI":"10.1002\/hep.22742","article-title":"Liver biopsy","volume":"49","author":"Rockey","year":"2009","journal-title":"Hepatology"},{"key":"R2-20260817","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"603","DOI":"10.1097\/01.mcg.0000170742.59134.60","article-title":"Liver biopsy: Evolving role in the new millennium","volume":"39","author":"Sheela","year":"2005","journal-title":"J Clin Gastroenterol"},{"key":"R3-20260817","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"437","DOI":"10.1136\/gut.36.3.437","article-title":"Indications, methods, and outcomes of percutaneous liver biopsy in England and Wales: An audit by the British Society of Gastroenterology and the Royal College of Physicians of London","volume":"36","author":"Gilmore","year":"1995","journal-title":"Gut"},{"key":"R4-20260817","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"165","DOI":"10.1016\/S0168-8278(86)80075-7","article-title":"Complications following percutaneous liver biopsy. 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