TY  - JOUR
TI  - Predictive role of pretest probability scores and risk factors of contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients who underwent CT pulmonary angiography for the suspicion of pulmonary embolism
AB  - BACKGROUND AND AIM: The use of computed tomographic pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) without determining pretest probability leads to overuse and morbidities as contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). We aimed to assess the predictive role of Wells’ rule and revised Geneva scores together with the D-dimer test in patients who underwent CTPA for the suspicion of pulmonary embolism (PE) and to investigate the frequency of CI-AKI. METHODS: This single-center study was conducted as a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent CTPA. Demographic and clinical variables, risk factors, pretest probability score (PPS), and biomarkers were recorded from written or electronic medical records. RESULTS: A total of 1259 CTPA scans performed for suspicion of acute PE were screened. After exclusion, we analyzed 895 CTPAs. PE rates in the emergency department and in-patient wards were 9.1% and 13.9%, respectively. Immobility, high Wells’ rule, and Geneva scores were found to be predictors of PE. The [OR (95% CI)] were [12.92 (4.38–38.14)], p<0.001; [7.55 (1.96–28.61)], p<0.001; and [1.25 (1.07–1.39)], p=0.003, respectively. The diagnostic sensitivity of Wells’ rule and Geneva score for PE was 24.6% and 68.1%, respectively, while the diagnostic specificity for PE was 91.4% and 42.7% for Wells’ rule and revised Geneva score, respectively. CI-AKI was detected in 99 (20.7%) of 479 patients, and the history of myocardial infarction within 3 months was the only predictor of CI-AKI [OR (95% CI)] [6.30 (1.46–27.90)], p=0.014. CONCLUSIONS: D-dimer test and usage of PPS for patients considered PE may reduce overuse of CTPA and thereby CI-AKI prevalence.
AU  - CAKIR, BANU
AU  - ROLLAS, KAZIM
AU  - Erbil, Bulent
AU  - ortaç  ersoy, nazmiye ebru
AU  - Yildirim, Mehmet
AU  - kılıç, özgür
AU  - Topeli, Arzu
AU  - Tanriover, Mine Durusu
DO  - 10.14744/ejp.2022.9521
PY  - 2022
JO  - Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
SN  - 2148-3620
SP  - 130
EP  - 139
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1120724
ER  -