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High-osmolar and low-osmolar contrast media. An update on frequency of adverse drug reactions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8489830     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During the past 3 years a great number of papers about adverse drug reactions to intravascular injection of high-osmolar and low-osmolar iodinated contrast media (CM) have been published. They include observational studies, randomized trials, meta-analyses and committee reports. Thorough analysis of this material substantiates an improvement in safety of at least 6-fold using nonionic low-osmolar CM compared with ionic high-osmolar CM. The point where only a small minority is continuing to argue effectively that low-osmolar CM are not better than conventional high-osmolar CM has now been reached. High-osmolar CM are used less and less for intravascular purposes, and, in fact, have been totally replaced by low-osmolar CM in 4 countries.
Authors:
H S Thomsen; S Dorph
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0284-1851     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Radiol     Publication Date:  1993 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-06-16     Completed Date:  1993-06-16     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8706123     Medline TA:  Acta Radiol     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  205-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Clinical Trials as Topic
Contrast Media / adverse effects*,  chemistry*
Humans
Osmolar Concentration
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media

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