The goal of this study was to assess risk for CIN after CT Scan during an emergency and to identify risk factors for the patient.\nProspective review of all patients admitted to the emergency room (ER) of the Teaching Hospital of Lom�´e (Togo) during a 2-year\nperiod.CIN was defined as an increase in serum creatinine by 0.5mg/dL from admission after undergoing CT Scan with intravenous\ncontrast. A total of 620 patients underwent a CT Scan in the emergency room using intravenous contrast and 672 patients took the\nCT Scan without intravenous contrast. Out of the patients who received intravenous contrast for CT Scan, three percent of them\ndeveloped CIN during their admission.Moreover, upon discharge no patient had continued renal impairment. No patient required\ndialysis during their admission. The multivariate analysis of all patients who had serial creatinine levels (including those who did\nnot receive any contrast load) shows no increased risk for acute kidney injury associated intravenous contrast (odds ratio = 0.619,\n
Loading....