The administration of iodinated contrast media in doses sufficient for diagnosis and procedural guidance, when coincident with renal insufficiency, presents a considerable risk of exacerbating and hastening renal failure. Carbon dioxide has been proposed in the past as an alternative, but only recently dedicated injection systems have become available. We aimed to review our ongoing experience with an automated carbon dioxide injector for peripheral diagnostic and interventional procedures.

Peripheral diagnostic and interventional procedures using an automated injection system for carbon dioxide (CO2): case series and learning curve / Giordano, Arturo; Messina, Stefano; Polimeno, Michele; Corcione, Nicola; Ferraro, Paolo; Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe; Giordano, Gabriele. - In: HEART, LUNG AND VESSELS. - ISSN 2282-8419. - 7:1(2015), pp. 18-26.

Peripheral diagnostic and interventional procedures using an automated injection system for carbon dioxide (CO2): case series and learning curve

Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe;
2015

Abstract

The administration of iodinated contrast media in doses sufficient for diagnosis and procedural guidance, when coincident with renal insufficiency, presents a considerable risk of exacerbating and hastening renal failure. Carbon dioxide has been proposed in the past as an alternative, but only recently dedicated injection systems have become available. We aimed to review our ongoing experience with an automated carbon dioxide injector for peripheral diagnostic and interventional procedures.
2015
angiography; angioplasty; carbon dioxide; peripheral artery disease
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Peripheral diagnostic and interventional procedures using an automated injection system for carbon dioxide (CO2): case series and learning curve / Giordano, Arturo; Messina, Stefano; Polimeno, Michele; Corcione, Nicola; Ferraro, Paolo; Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe; Giordano, Gabriele. - In: HEART, LUNG AND VESSELS. - ISSN 2282-8419. - 7:1(2015), pp. 18-26.
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