Erschienen in:
01.12.2011 | Editorial
Radiocontrast-induced acute kidney injury in the ICU: worse than presumed?
verfasst von:
Michael Joannidis, Christian J. Wiedermann
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 12/2011
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Excerpt
Contrast agents are administered to millions of patients annually worldwide [
1]. Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is one of the most common complications of the use of iodinated contrast media. It accounts for up to 11% of hospital-acquired renal failures [
2]. Reported incidences range from well below 2% in unselected collectives of patients [
3] up to nearly 7% in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 ml/min/1.73 m² [
4,
5]. …