Contrast Induced Nephropathy Among Vascular Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Angioplasty

Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is an iatrogenic renal injury following intravascular administration of radio-opaque contrast media (CM) in susceptible individuals. As the third leading cause of hospital acquired renal failure, it is associated with increased mortality, morbidity and prolonged hospital stay. Endovascular procedures have gained greater popularity in the past decade due to the advance in technology. This has also led to the increased incidence of CIN after vascular surgeries. We are conducting a retrospective cohort study in Singapore General Hospital using our perioperative database collected in the past five years. We will be extracting relevant patient perioperative information including both clinical diagnosis and lab values. Our primary aim is to establish the incidence of CIN among vascular patients with or without pre-existing chronic renal impairment undergoing elective peripheral endovascular angioplasty. Our secondary aims are to establish the risk factors and protective factors that lead to the development of CIN in vascular patients after peripheral endovascular angioplasty. We will also be looking at the long-term outcome of patients who have developed CIN after vascular endovascular angioplasty. The results of the study will enable us to identify patients at high risk of development of CIN, thus appropriate measures can be initiated early and help with their recovery process.