Contrast-induced nephropathy

Advanced Practice Providers Utilize a Pre-Catheterization Screening Tool to Decrease Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

07/09/2018

Jennifer K. McCullough, CRNP, Timothy J. Boyek, MD, FACC, Ralph G. Smith, BSN, RN, CCCC, Sharon M. Delaney, Valerie J. Dziados, CRNP, Joette C. Hughes, CRNP, Lauren D. Waronker, CRNP, Monica R. Pammer, PA, Laura Butera-Belton, CRNP, Katherine McLeod, CRNP, Joanne Seward, CRNP, Jennifer Seneca, CRNP, Christine Guilday, CRNP

Chester County Hospital – Penn Medicine, West Chester, Pennsylvania

Jennifer K. McCullough, CRNP, Timothy...

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) related to the use of contrast agents can lead to an increase in morbidity, mortality, and increased costs. CIN can be a serious consequence post coronary angiography, but can be significantly reduced or...

Contrast-induced nephropathy...

07/09/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Update

AKI Awareness: Variation in Contrast Usage Across ACC-NCDR CathPCI Operators

09/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest talks with Amit P. Amin, MD, MSc, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine; Barnes-Jewish Hospital; Center for Value and Innovation, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Amit P. Am...

The more contrast you use, the greater the risk of AKI. We have actually applied our findings at Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH), where we predict in advance how much contrast a patient can safely tolerate

The more contrast you use, the...

09/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Review

Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: What Do We Know? A Literature Analysis

06/07/2017

Michael O’Bleness, MBA, MSN, RN, Staff Nurse Interventional Radiology/Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center, Vallejo, California

Michael O’Bleness, MBA, MSN, RN, Staf...

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN)/acute kidney injury (AKI) is the third leading cause of hospital-acquired acute renal failure. As diagnostic imaging increases in interventional procedures such as coronary and peripheral angiography, along...

Contrast-induced nephropathy...

06/07/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Meeting Update

VEITHSymposium — Minimizing CIN in Peripheral Interventions

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with:

Jonathan R. Boyle, MD, on minimizing contrast-induced nephropathy in peripheral interventions;

Cath Lab Digest talks with: Jonathan...

My interest in CIN began about 12 years ago, partly driven by a patient who presented with an ischemic leg as the result of an embolization from an aneurysm.

My interest in CIN began about...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest