Open AccessPretreatment with corticosteroids to prevent adverse reactions to nonionic contrast media.
Author(s) -
Elliott C. Lasser,
Charles C. Berry,
Mark M. Mishkin,
Byrn Williamson,
Norman Zheutlin,
J M Silverman
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.162.3.8109489
Subject(s) - medicine , corticosteroid , premedication , regimen , placebo , methylprednisolone , adverse effect , allergy , anesthesia , surgery , pathology , immunology , alternative medicine
The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients receiving a two-dose corticosteroid regimen before IV injection of nonionic contrast medium gain protection against adverse reactions to contrast material.