Abstract
A decrease in renal function that follows intravascular administration of contrast medium (CM) within a few days is reported as contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). In clinical practice, the imaging procedure is frequently deferred when clinicians consider that the renal risks caused by CM outweigh the benefits of enhanced imaging. However, with an in-depth understanding of AKI and contrast medium, scholars have realized that the decrease in renal function after CM is caused by contrast medium factors and noncontrast medium factors (such as anemia and hemodynamic instability). Therefore, acute kidney injury caused by CM has been overestimated in the past. The term “contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI)” has been increasingly used to indicate AKI after intravascular administration of contrast medium compared with CI-AKI. CA-AKI can increase the risk of death and chronic kidney disease. However, its pathophysiological mechanism has not been fully elucidated, and the effectiveness of various preventive and therapeutic measures have been questioned. These present challenges for us. In this article, we will review the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiological mechanisms and treatment of CA-AKI to provide optimized imaging procedures in clinical practice.
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