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Incidence and Risk Factors of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Emergency Department Patients Undergoing Contrast-Enhanced CT

Acil Servise Başvuran Hastalarda Kontrastlı Bilgisayar Tomografi Sonrası Opak Nefropatisi Olasılığı

Ruşengül Koruk(Bursa City Hospital)0009-0008-6436-5419
Engin Özakın(Eskişehir Osmangazi Tıp Fakültesi)0000-0003-4301-5440
Gökhan Temiz(Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital)0000-0002-5956-2038
Nurdan Acar(ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0002-3532-1803
Mustafa Emin Çanakçı(ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0001-9015-1782
Mine Gülşin(Yunus Emre State Hospital)0009-0001-8203-9990
Çağlar Kuas(ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0003-1283-9420
Osman Çetinkaya(Eskisehir City Hospital, Emergency Department, Eskisehir, Türkiye)0000-0003-0874-3549
Volkan Ercan(ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0002-9734-5843
Filiz Baloğlu Kaya(ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, TIP PR.)
Pages
766–773
Publication Date
2025-09-04
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Vigilance is recommended for elderly and hospitalized patients, with renal monitoring following contrast administration.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a serious complication following the administration of iodinated contrast media, contributing significantly to hospital-acquired acute kidney injury.
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Key Findings & Data:Contrast-induced nephropathy is defined as either a ≥25% increase from baseline creatinine levels or an absolute increase >0.5 mg/dL, within 48–72 hours after contrast media administration.
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Conclusion & Impact:Vigilance is recommended for elderly and hospitalized patients, with renal monitoring following contrast administration.
🔬Design:Klinik Araştırma
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⚙️Variables:Kontrast kaynaklı nefropati · acil servis · risk faktörleri

Abstract

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a serious complication following the administration of iodinated contrast media, contributing significantly to hospital-acquired acute kidney injury. Contrast-induced nephropathy is defined as either a ≥25% increase from baseline creatinine levels or an absolute increase >0.5 mg/dL, within 48–72 hours after contrast media administration. This study evaluated CIN incidence and associated risk factors in emergency department (ED) patients undergoing contrast-enhanced CT. A prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary-care ED (June 2013–September 2014). Adults (≥18 years) undergoing CT were enrolled, excluding those with baseline creatinine >1.2 mg/dL, acute kidney injury, or hemodynamic instability. Of the contrast-enhanced CT group (n=171), 14 patients (8.1%) developed CIN, whereas in the non-contrast CT group (n=171), 12 patients (7.0%) developed nephropathy. Hospitalization (p=0.030), advanced age (p=0.026), anemia (p=0.045), leukocytosis (p=0.005), and reduced GFR (p=0.028) were identified as risk factors for contrast-induced nephropathy. In the non-contrast group, anemia (p=0.003), hospitalization (n=9; p=0.039), and leukocytosis (p=0.007) were identified as risk factors for nephropathy. No cases of nephropathy was observed in patients discharged from the ED in either group. Contrast media did not significantly increase nephropathy risk in ED patients with normal renal function. However, older age, anemia, and hospitalization identified high-risk subgroups. Prophylactic measures showed no clear benefit, possibly due to ED time constraints. Vigilance is recommended for elderly and hospitalized patients, with renal monitoring following contrast administration.

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Kontrast kaynaklı nefropati (CIN), iyotlu kontrast madde uygulanmasını takiben gelişen ciddi bir komplikasyon olup, hastane kökenli akut böbrek hasarına (AKI) önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunur. CIN, kontrast madde uygulamasından 48–72 saat sonra bazal kreatinin değerine göre %25’lik bir artış veya ≥0.5 mg/dL’lik mutlak bir artış olarak tanımlanır. Bu çalışma, acil serviste (AS) kontrastlı BT uygulanan hastalarda CIN insidansını ve ilişkili risk faktörlerini değerlendirmiştir. Haziran 2013 – Eylül 2014 tarihleri arasında üçüncü basamak bir AS’te prospektif gözlemsel çalışma yürütülmüştür. BT çekilen ≥18 yaş erişkin hastalar çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Başlangıç kreatinin değeri >1.2 mg/dL olanlar, akut böbrek yetmezliği veya hemodinamik instabilitesi olanlar hariç tutulmuştur. Kontrastlı BT yapılan grupta (n=171), 14 hasta (%8.1) CIN geliştirmiş; kontrastsız BT grubunda (n=171) ise 12 hasta (%7.0) nefropati geliştirmiştir. Hastaneye yatış (n=11, p=0.030), ileri yaş (p=0.026), anemi (p=0.045), lökositoz (p=0.005) ve düşük GFR (p=0.028), kontrast maddeye bağlı nefropati gelişimiyle ilişkili risk faktörleri olarak belirlenmiştir. Kontrastsız BT grubunda ise anemi (p=0.003), hastaneye yatış (n=9; p=0.039) ve lökositoz (p=0.007) nefropati için anlamlı risk faktörleri olarak bulunmuştur. Her iki grupta da acil servisten taburcu edilen hastalarda nefropati tespit edilmemiştir. Normal böbrek fonksiyonlarına sahip AS hastalarında kontrast maddesi nefropati riskini anlamlı ölçüde artırmamıştır. Bununla birlikte, ileri yaş, anemi ve hastaneye yatış, yüksek riskli alt grupları tanımlamıştır. Zaman kısıtlılığı nedeniyle profilaktik önlemlerin belirgin bir yararı gözlenmemiştir. Özellikle yaşlı ve hospitalize hastalarda kontrast maruziyeti sonrası böbrek fonksiyonlarının yakından izlenmesi önerilmektedir.

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Koruk, R., Özakın, E., Temiz, G., Acar, N., Çanakçı, M. E., Gülşin, M., Kuas, Ç., Çetinkaya, O., Ercan, V., Kaya, F. B. (2025). Incidence and Risk Factors of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Emergency Department Patients Undergoing Contrast-Enhanced CT. Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 47 Sayı: 5, 766–773. https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.1685969

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