Open AccessEffect of iodinated contrast media on serum electrolyte concentrations in patients undergoing routine contrast computed tomography scan procedure
Author(s) -
Sindhu Sankaran,
Gautom Kumar Saharia,
Suprava Naik,
Manaswini Mangaraj
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_69_19
Subject(s) - iodinated contrast media , computed tomography , contrast (vision) , iodinated contrast , electrolyte , medicine , nuclear medicine , radiology , chemistry , physics , optics , electrode
Being hypertonic solutions, iodinated contrast media such as iohexol can cause a shift of fluids and electrolytes between different compartments of the body, but there is an ongoing discrepancy in data and current studies as to the effect of iodinated contrast media on serum electrolytes. Hence, this hospital-based prospective clinical observational study was carried out with objectives of evaluating the changes in serum electrolyte concentrations with intravenous iodinated contrast media administration in adult population and to correlate the changes in electrolyte concentrations, if any, with the demographic profile of the patients.