Keywords:
Contrast agents, CT, MR, Contrast agent-intravenous, Contrast agent-oral, Contrast agent-other, Quality assurance, Outcomes
Authors:
A. A. Janjua1, E. Loney2; 1Darlington, England/UK, 2Darlington/UK
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1702
Conclusion
Contrast reaction management even though a significantly low risk event(1) still poses a major threat and a severe life-threatening reaction occurs in about 1 in 2500 patients (0.04%)(5).
The purpose of this study was to assess and improve the knowledge of doctors regarding different ways a contrast reaction can present and what treatment modalities can be used in different scenarios,
our audit has shown that doctors knowledge in relation to contrast reaction management was significantly poor which can mainly be put down to the fact that it’s seen occasionally in regular practice.Looking at our results the basic management of anaphylactic reactions and cardiac arrest was seem to be quite well understood,
it was mainly management of vagal reactions,
bronchoconstriction which we noticed the candidates were struggling with and considering they are not as dramatic as an anaphylactic reaction and possibly not well renowned reactions to contrast agents this would contribute to the scarcity of the understanding of such cases.
Key message:
We would highly recommend that nationwide education regarding contrast reaction management should be done and guidelines for management of contrast reaction should be easily accessible to the staff responsible of taking care of such patients.