THE EFFECTS OF CONTRAST-MEDIA ON RENAL-FUNCTION IN CHILDREN - COMPARISON OF IONIC AND NONIONIC AGENTS

BUYAN N., ARAB M., HASANOGLU E., GOKCORA N., ERCAN S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.37, no.4, pp.305-313, 1995 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1995
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.305-313
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Nephrotoxicity is a common side effect of intravascular contrast media (CM). Although nephrotoxicity of ionic CM has been widely demonstrated, recent studies suggest that newer and more costly non-ionic agents are no less nephrotoxic.