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SUBMITTER: Poletti PA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3682900 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Poletti Pierre-Alexandre PA Platon Alexandra A De Seigneux Sophie S Dupuis-Lozeron Elise E Sarasin François F Becker Christoph D CD Perneger Thomas T Saudan Patrick P Martin Pierre-Yves PY
BMC nephrology 20130603
<h4>Background</h4>Patients admitted to the emergency room with renal impairment and undergoing a contrast computed tomography (CT) are at high risk of developing contrast nephropathy as emergency precludes sufficient hydration prior to contrast use. The value of an ultra-high dose of intravenous N-acetylcysteine in this setting is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>From 2008 to 2010, we randomized 120 consecutive patients admitted to the emergency room with an estimated clearance lower than 60 ml/min/1.73 ...[more]