The need for prophylactic hemodialysis to protect against nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with end-stage renal disease receiving gadolinium-based contrast agents.
Yeonhee LeeJunghoon KimSoie KwonJong Cheol JeongKwon Wook JooKook-Hwan OhPublished in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2023)
No cases of NSF were reported in 1461 Gd-MRI examinations of 1129 inpatients with ESRD on HD. Our findings support the lack of benefit of frequent prophylactic HD being performed urgently within 4 h of the receipt of GBCA.