In response to the recently released 2012 KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global
Outcomes) clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury (AKI), the National Kidney …

Radiocontrast media (RCM) are medical drugs used to improve the visibility of internal
organs and structures in X‐ray based imaging techniques. They may have side effects …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined by a sudden loss of excretory kidney function. AKI is part
of a range of conditions summarized as acute kidney diseases and disorders (AKD), in …

Background: Intravenous sodium bicarbonate has been proposed to reduce the risk for
contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). Purpose: To determine the effect of sodium …

Contrast‐induced nephropathy (CIN) is an iatrogenic acute renal failure (ARF) occurring
after the intravascular injection of iodinated radiographic contrast media. During the past …

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is one of the most common causes of AKI in
clinical practice. CI-AKI has been found to be strongly associated with morbidity and …

Modern iodinated contrast media (CM) consist of one or two tri-iodobenzene rings. They
differ from each other in the composition of the side chains, creating different molecules and …

Diagnostic imaging using iodinated contrast media is an essential procedure in the clinical
setting and provides a large amount of beneficial information. However, the use of iodinated …

Contrast-induced nephropathy is the third most common cause of hospital-acquired renal
failure, after decreased renal perfusion and nephrotoxic medications. Identification of …

An important side effect of diagnostic contrast drugs is contrast-induced acute kidney injury
(CI-AKI; a sudden decrease in renal function) occurring 48–72 hours after injection of a …