Re: RCR audit of compliance with UK guidelines for the prevention and detection of acute kidney injury in adult patients undergoing iodinated contrast media injections for CT

Sir — I read with interest the report of an audit by Cope et al. of compliance with national guidelines on acute kidney injury (AKI) following iodine-based contrast medium (IBCM) administration.1 Although the results were thought-provoking, unfortunately the current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) guidelines do not reflect accumulating evidence that contrast-induced AKI (CI-AKI) may not exist at all and, if it does, the risk is very small and likely confined to those with an eGFR
Source: Clinical Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research