IV contrast for CT is not associated with increased risk of acute kidney injury

(American College of Emergency Physicians) Intravenous contrast media (typically iohexol or iodixanol) used in computed tomography (CT) does not appear to be associated with chronic kidney disease, dialysis, kidney transplant or acute kidney injury, despite long-held fears to the contrary. The results of the largest controlled study of acute kidney injury following contrast media administration in the emergency department were published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ('Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Following Intravenous Contrast Media Administration').
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