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ea0059p090 | Diabetes & cardiovascular | SFEBES2018

Patients with diabetes are at no greater risk for contrast induced nephropathy than those without diabetes?

Zajac Jeffrey D , Khine Thinn Thinn , Torkamani Niloufar , Churilov Leonid , Hachem Mariam , Robbins Raymond J , Tan Karen , MacIsaac Richard J , Patterson Simone L , Yang Natalie , Lim Ruth P , Ekinci Elif I

Introduction: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is an important cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in inpatients. However, the prevalence and predisposing factors for CIN remain poorly documented. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between CIN, kidney function and diabetic status in inpatients.Methods: We identified inpatients who received IV contrast prior to a computed tomography (CT) scan between July 2012 to March 2018 at Austi...

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