A Randomized Prospective Trial to Assess the Role of Saline Hydration on the Development of Contrast Nephrotoxicity

S. Trivedi, Hariprasad; Moore, Harold; Nasr, Samer; Aggarwal, Kul; Agrawal, Alok; Goel, Punit; Hewett, John

doi:10.1159/000066641

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A Randomized Prospective Trial to Assess the Role of Saline Hydration on the Development of Contrast Nephrotoxicity

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Authors:

Hariprasad S. Trivedi

Harold Moore

Samer Nasr

Abstract

Though simple and attractive, the role of hydration for the prophylaxis of contrast nephrotoxicity has not been definitively established. We prospectively evaluated the role of deliberate saline hydration in patients undergoing nonemergency cardiac catheterization. Patients (n = 53) were randomized ...

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