Key result
Angiography with radiocontrast resulted in acute renal failure in only 1% (1 of 100) of prospectively studied patients with serious illnesses.
Why the study?
Does angiography with radiocontrast agents cause acute renal failure in patients with serious illnesses?
Population
n=100 consecutive patients with serious illnesses requiring angiography. Includes 24 diabetics, 19 patients…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Low acute renal failure risk after radiocontrast angiography in this cohort; challenges prior retrospective overestimates but leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Cohort (n=100)
Does angiography with radiocontrast agents cause acute renal failure in patients with serious illnesses?
The incidence of radiocontrast-induced acute renal failure after angiography is very low, challenging previous retrospective series that reported much higher rates.
Subhash Kumar (1981) conducted a cohort in Serious illnesses requiring angiography (n=100). Angiography with radiocontrast was evaluated on Radiocontrast-induced acute renal failure. Angiography with radiocontrast resulted in acute renal failure in only 1% (1 of 100) of prospectively studied patients with serious illnesses.
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