title: Has acetylcysteine use changed the incidence of contrast nephropathy in hospitalized patients? A before-after study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0124, USA. sshah@medicine.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Sanjiv J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Chi-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D000111:Acetylcysteine