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. 2014 Jul-Aug;22(4):637-44.
doi: 10.1590/0104-1169.3440.2462.

Acute kidney injury after contrast-enhanced examination among elderly

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Beatriz Bonadio Aoki  1 , Dayana Fram  1 , Mônica Taminato  1 , Ruth Ester Sayad Batista  1 , Angélica Belasco  1 , Dulce Aparecida Barbosa  1
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Acute kidney injury after contrast-enhanced examination among elderly

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Beatriz Bonadio Aoki et al. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2014 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Objectives: to assess renal function in elderly patients undergoing contrast-enhanced computed tomography and identify the preventive measures of acute kidney injury in the period before and after the examination.

Method: longitudinal cohort study conducted at the Federal University of São Paulo Hospital, from March 2011 to March 2013. All hospitalized elderly, of both sexes, aged 60 years and above, who performed the examination, were included (n=93). We collected sociodemographic data, data related to the examination and to the care provided, and creatinine values prior and post exam.

Results: an alteration in renal function was observed in 51 patients (54%) with a statistically significant increase of creatinine values (p<0.04), and two patients (4.0%) required hemodialysis.

Conclusion: There is an urgent need for protocols prior to and post contrast-enhanced examination in the elderly, and other studies to verify the prognosis of this population.

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