Post-contrast acute kidney injury - Part 1: Definition, clinical features, incidence, role of contrast medium and risk factors : Recommendations for updated ESUR Contrast Medium Safety Committee guidelines

Eur Radiol. 2018 Jul;28(7):2845-2855. doi: 10.1007/s00330-017-5246-5. Epub 2018 Feb 9.

Abstract

Purpose: The Contrast Media Safety Committee (CMSC) of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has updated its 2011 guidelines on the prevention of post-contrast acute kidney injury (PC-AKI). The results of the literature review and the recommendations based on it, which were used to prepare the new guidelines, are presented in two papers. AREAS COVERED IN PART 1: Topics reviewed include the terminology used, the best way to measure eGFR, the definition of PC-AKI, and the risk factors for PC-AKI, including whether the risk with intravenous and intra-arterial contrast medium differs.

Key points: • PC-AKI is the preferred term for renal function deterioration after contrast medium. • PC-AKI has many possible causes. • The risk of AKI caused by intravascular contrast medium has been overstated. • Important patient risk factors for PC-AKI are CKD and dehydration.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Contrast media; Glomerular filtration rate; Practice guidelines as topic; Risk factors.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced*
  • Acute Kidney Injury / physiopathology
  • Administration, Intravenous
  • Contrast Media / administration & dosage
  • Contrast Media / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate / physiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Injections, Intra-Arterial
  • Male
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Radiography
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Contrast Media