Internal Medicine Journal Club

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N-acetylcysteine to prevent contrast nephropathy

02/24/2004 and 3/16/2004

Background:

• Pier: Procedure > Percutaneous Coronary Interventions > Complications
• UpToDate: Complications of diagnostic cardiac catheterization

Article

Baker CS, Wragg A, Kumar S, et al. A rapid protocol for the prevention of contrast-induced renal dysfunction: the RAPPID study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003;41:2114-8. [PubMed ID: 12821233]

Review from ACP Journal Club:

Therapeutics: Intravenous N-acetylcysteine prevented contrast nephropathy. ACP Journal Club. 2004 Jan-Feb;140:16.