Selective use of low osmolality contrast agents: cost and benefits.
Recently introduced low osmolality contrasts produce less pain on injection and decrease other adverse side effects of angiography; however, converting completely to these agents is prohibitively expensive. Reserving low osmolality contrasts for high risk patients can provide a marked reduction in the increased cost associated with low osmolality contrasts, while at the same time reducing overall adverse side effects.
D000792:Angiography / Q000191:economics; D003287:Contrast Media; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D014481:United States
D003287:Contrast Media