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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2013 Sep 25;85(1):10.1038/ki.2013.378. doi: 10.1038/ki.2013.378

Table 3.

Risk factors for iodinated radiocontrast nephropathy

Iodinated contrast risk factors Dose
Intra-arterial administration
Osmolality
Charge
Repeated administration <72 h
Procedure risk factors Interventional versus diagnostic
Blood loss
Hypotension
Patient factors Hypovolemia
Age
Pre-existing chronic kidney disease
Comorbidity (diabetes, heart failure, myeloma, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease)
Concomitant drugs (NSAIDs, calcineurin inhibitors, aminoglycosides, cisplatin, amphotericin B)

Abbreviation: NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.