Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0021p107 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2009

Audit of the management of metformin treated diabetic patients undergoing i.v. contrast procedures

Ali Ayesha , Harries Richard , Broad Rebecca , Swidan Ahmed , John Luxy

Background: Contrast procedures are frequently performed in diabetic patients and are the third most common cause of hospital-acquired renal failure1. Diabetic patients are at risk of Metformin associated lactic acidosis in the presence of renal failure2.Standards: RCR guidelines3 recommend:• Recent serum creatinine should be available for patients with renal disease or diabetes<p class="ab...