title: Carbon dioxide as a substitute for iodine contrast in arteriography during embolectomy.
abstract: Acute limb ischemia can be potentially harmful to the limb and life threatening. Renal failure is a possible outcome associated with release of products of ischemic limb reperfusion. Some authors reported the benefit of performing angiography after embolectomy, even though iodine contrast is also nephrotoxic. We report a case of embolectomy on a patient with renal insufficiency in whom carbon dioxide was used as a substitute for iodine contrast.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wolosker
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Passos
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Teivelis
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cynthia de Almeida
authors.initials: Cde A
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishinari
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariângela de Freitas
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuzniec
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003287:Contrast Media; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018962:Phlebotomy; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D007455:Iodine