Is measurement of renal function necessary for all trauma patients before iodinated contrast administration?
Pantel H, Stensland KD, Hashim J, Rosenblatt M. Is measurement of renal function necessary for all trauma patients before iodinated contrast administration? Emergency Radiology 2017, 24: 541-546. PMID: 28493202, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-017-1513-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal functionRenal dysfunctionTrauma patientsContrast-enhanced imagingIndependent predictorsAbnormal renal functionBlunt trauma patientsPast medical historyTime of presentationNegative predictive valueMultivariate regression analysisResultsFrom 2009Trauma cohortRenal failureSerum creatinineBlunt traumaSingle centerMean ageMedical historyUrgent settingSerum measurementsContrast administrationInclusion criteriaPatientsPredictive value