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Contrast-induced nephropathy has become a significant source of hospital morbidity and mortality with the ever-increasing use of iodinated contrast media in diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures such as angiography in high-risk patients.
Prophylaxis for those with reactions to other allergens is no longer necessary. Only patients with a prior reaction to contrast are known to be at higher risk (3-11% reaction rate, with 2% break-through) (Mervak et al.Lasser et al). The rate of reaction for patients with prior anaphylaxis to substances other then contrast may be higher than the normal population, but this is not proven.