Coronary disease & ACS

Tailored hydration for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury after coronary angiogram or PCI: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Am Heart JPublished study-level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Pooled result · CI-AKIResult — go to the resultRelative risk 0.56 95% CI 0.46–0.69

Authors' conclusion

These results suggest that tailored hydration is superior to nontailored hydration in reducing the risk of CI-AKI and MACE in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Future trials are required to identify the optimal tailored hydration strategy.

Study context

Population
Patients undergoing coronary angiography for any indication
Participants
4,458 patients13 studies
Comparison
Tailored versus nontailored hydration strategies
Outcome
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI)

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Relative risk

0.56

95% CI 0.46–0.69

P < 0.00001

Tailored hydrationvs nontailored hydration
RR 0.56 (95% CI 0.46–0.69); P < 0.00001

Further pooled results

OutcomeRR (95% CI)P value
MACE (main secondary outcome)I2 = 12%0.57 (0.42–0.78)P = 0.0005
All-cause mortalityI2 = 0%0.57 (0.35–0.94)P = 0.03

Other prespecified secondary outcomes

Not associated with a significant reduction

Risk of bias

The overall risk of bias was moderate

Original publication

Tailored hydration for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury after coronary angiogram or PCI: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am Heart J. Published 4 January 2025. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2025.01.002

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