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Of 644 patients included in the analysis, 28 (4.3%) required a red blood cell transfusion after undergoing percutaneous native kidney biopsy; 4 (0.6%) required angiographic intervention and 1 (0.2%) subsequently underwent open surgery to control bleeding. No patients lost a kidney or died because of the procedure.
