Patients at risk for contrast-induced acute kidney injury

Patients at risk for contrast-induced acute kidney injury

Subjects with hypovolemia and/or dehydration and pre-existing renal failure are considered at highest risk for radiocontrast-medium-induced acute kidney injury (RCI-AKI), and this risk increases in the presence of glomerular filtration rate or creatinine clearance rates lower than 60 mL/min (stage 3...

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Main Authors: Michele Meschi, Simona Detrenis, Marcella Saccò, Marcello Bertorelli, Enrico Fiaccadori, Alberto Caiazza, Giorgio Savazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Contrast nephropathy
Acute kidney damage
Iodinated contrast media.
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/189

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http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/189

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