The role of N-acetylcysteine in preventing radiographic contrast-induced nephropathy

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Guru, Veena ^a   Fremes, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylcysteine; Acute kidney failure; Coronary angiography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CREATININE; IODIXANOL; IOHEXOL; IOPAMIDOL; IOPROMIDE; IOXILAN; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FLUID RETENTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEPHROTOXICITY; PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 4444231602     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp62077     Document Type: Review

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