What are the risks and benefits of temporarily discontinuing medications to prevent acute kidney injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions
There is low-quality evidence that withdrawal of ACEI/ARBs prior to coronary angiography and cardiac surgery may reduce the incidence of AKI. There is no evidence of the impact of drug cessation interventions on AKI incidence during intercurrent illness in primary or secondary care.

Trial registration number
PROSPERO CRD42015023210.

Source: BMJ Open - April 7, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Whiting, P., Morden, A., Tomlinson, L. A., Caskey, F., Blakeman, T., Tomson, C., Stone, T., Richards, A., Savovic, J., Horwood, J. Tags: Open access, Evidence based practice, Renal medicine Research Source Type: research