title: Current approaches to prevention of contrast induced acute kidney injury.
abstract: Contrast-induced acute kidney injury is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury. Thus far, no strategies have been clearly shown to be effective in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury beyond thorough patient selection, meticulous hydration of the patient, and minimizing the amount of contrast used. Additional studies are needed to define the optimal means of hydration, role of commonly advocated prophylaxis strategies such as N-acetylcysteine and develop newer more novel effective therapies to prevent or minimize the risk of kidney injury.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University, 4800 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79905, USA.
authors: Jimena
authors: J
authors: Blandon
authors: Debabrata
authors: D
authors: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D009994:Osmolar Concentration
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media