Hinson J et al. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2016 - Article in Press
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.11.021
"The study objective was to determine whether intravenous contrast administration for computed tomography (CT) is independently associated with increased risk for acute kidney injury and adverse clinical outcomes...
Conclusion
In the largest well-controlled study of acute kidney injury following contrast administration in the ED to date, intravenous contrast was not associated with an increased frequency of acute kidney injury."