Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Influence of the timing of cardiac catheterization and amount of contrast media on acute renal failure after cardiac surgery

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 04/26/2011

MirmohammadSadeghi M et al. –

The patients who progressed to ARF were more likely to have received a higher dose of contrast agent compared to the mean dose. However, the time interval between cardiac surgery and last catheterization was not significantly different between the patients with and without acute renal failure (ARF). Minimizing the amount of contrast agent has a potential role in reducing the incidence of postoperative ARF in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, but delaying cardiac surgery after exposure to these agents might not have this protective effect.

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