Contrast-induced nephropathy after computed tomography

Introduction: Contrast induced nephropathy is the third most prevalent preventable cause of acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients. It defined as an absolute increase in serum creatinine ≥ 0.5 mg/dL and relative ≥ 25% increase. Objective: We studied the risk factors to intravenous injection co...

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Main Authors: Luciano da Silva Selistre, Vandréa Carla de Souza, Laurence Dubourg, Mário Bernardes Wagner, João Rubião Hoefel Filho, David Saitovitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002015000100027&lng=en&tlng=en