• J Emerg Med · Aug 2024

    Multicenter Study

    The Effect of Contrast Rationing on the Development of Acute Kidney Injury During the Global Contrast Shortage.

    • Shawna D Bellew, Zachary Kahler, Jacob Hamm, Alexandra M Koberlein, and Mirinda Ann Gormley.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health-Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina; University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina. Electronic address: shawna.bellew@prismahealth.org.
    • J Emerg Med. 2024 Aug 1; 67 (2): e157e163e157-e163.

    BackgroundIn April of 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a global shortage of intravenous contrast media (ICM), which led our health care system to implement rationing measures.Study ObjectivesWe set out to determine if the reduction in ICM use was associated with a change in the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI).MethodsWe conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort analysis to compare the incidence of AKI in patients who presented before and after ICM rationing. Adult patients who had a CT of the abdomen performed who had at least 2 creatinine measurements, at least 24 h apart, were included. The maximum increase in creatinine was determined by subtracting the maximal creatinine obtained within 7 days with the initial creatinine. The primary outcome was the development of AKI.ResultsA total of 2168 patients met inclusion criteria (1082 before; 1086 after). There was no significant difference in age, gender, comorbid conditions, disposition, or initial estimated glomerular filtration rate between groups. In the prerationing group, 87.7% of patients received ICM compared to 42.7% after. There was no significant difference in the development of AKI between groups (11.1% vs. 11.0%), including when stratified by baseline renal function and adjusted for age, sex, race, comorbid conditions, and emergency severity index.ConclusionsThe dramatic reduction in ICM use that resulted from the global shortage was not associated with a change in the incidence of AKI. This reinforces the results of previous studies which have failed to find evidence of a relationship between ICM administration and AKI.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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