Research Article
Intravenous Contrast Medium Administration for Computed Tomography Scan in Emergency: A Possible Cause of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
Table 1
Patient selection for the study.
| ā | Number (%) |
| CT Scan in emergency | 2780 (100%) | CT Scan in emergency with IV contrast | 1068 (38.4%) | CT Scan in emergency without IV contrast | 1712 (61.6%) | CT Scan in emergency with IV contrast and serial creatinine levels | 620 (22.3%) | CT Scan in emergency without IV contrast and with serial creatinine levels | 672 (24.2%) |
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CT: Computed Tomography; IV: intravenous.
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