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. 2021 Apr 23;43(3):375–382. doi: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2020-0172

Table 5. Exams performed by group and per patient.

Group   IRF n = 173 DGF n = 178 Dialysis n = 379 p value
Renal Biopsies n (%) 105 (61%) 112 (63%) 280 (74%)  
Per patient mean ± SD 1.1 ± 0.39 1.15 ± 0.41 1.6 ± 0.77 < 0.001
Allograft USound/ Dopller n (%) 151 (87%) 144 (81%) 310 (82%)  
Per patient mean ± SD 1.7 ± 0.94 1.97 ± 1.19 1.78 ± 1.19 0.071
X- Ray n (%) 72 (42%) 63 (35%) 154 (41%)  
Per patient mean ± SD 2.92 ± 4.53 3.37 ± 4.49 3.58 ± 5.78 0.544
Echocardiogram n (%) 24 (14%) 24 (13%) 42 (11%)  
Per patient mean ± SD 1.04 ± 0.20 1.13 ± 0.45 1.31 ± 0.84 0.253
CT abdomen n (%) 16 (9%) 20 (11%) 55 (14%)  
Per patient mean ± SD 1.69 ± 1.54 1.25 ± 0.55 1.35 ± 0.82 0.888
CT chest n (%) 6 (3%) 5 (3%) 13 (3%)  
Per patient mean ± SD 1.17 ± 0.41 1.00 ± 0.00 1.23 ± 0.44 0.515
US abdomen n (%) 6 (3%) 7 (4%) 18 (5%)  
Per patient mean ± SD 1.0 ± 0.0 1.71 ± 1.11 1.17 ± 0.51 0.083

n(%)= number of patients/percentage of total; mean ± SD of procedures performed

Per patient: the mean number of exam per patient out of those who performed it.