Acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a concern in hospitalized children undergoing computed tomography (CT) examinations with intravenous (IV) iodinated contrast material (ICM). Adult studies have shown frequencies of AKI after CT with IV ICM to be similar to propensity score-matched ICM unexposed cohorts. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between IV ICM exposure and AKI in hospitalized pediatric patients with stable kidney function undergoing computed tomography (CT). Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020

Authors: Gilligan Leah, Davenport Matthew, Trout Andrew, Su Weizhe, Zhang Bin, Goldstein Stuart, Dillman Jonathan

Keywords: contrast induced nephropathy, acute kidney injury, iodinated contrast material