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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

ABRIL 2015 N° 3 Volumen 18

Safety in gadolinium administration for radiology tests

Section: Featured Articles

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Salazar Cambronero R, Anguita Carpio C, Atauconcha Dorregay GD. Seguridad en la administración de gadolinio en pruebas radiológicas. Metas Enferm abr 2015; 18(3): 61-67.

Authors

1Rocío Salazar Cambronero, 2Cristina Anguita Carpio, 1Gladys Dianet Atauconcha Dorregaray

Position

1Enfermera. Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS).2Enfermera. Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha (SESCAM).

Contact address

Rocío Salazar Cambronero C/ Arroyo del Moro, 16, 5º-4ª. 14011 Córdoba.

Contact email: ociosc95@hotmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to conduct a review of evidence regarding the safety of gadolinium as a contrast agent used in magnetic resonance imaging for diagnostic procedures.

Method: narrative review conducting a bibliographic search in literature, through standard protocol, in the Medline, PubMed and Cochrane Library databases. The key words “safety”, “adverse reactions” and “gadolinium” were used, as well as the bolean operators OR and AND. Studies were selected from January, 2006 to February, 2014. Selection criteria were: systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, randomized clinical trials and diagnostic test studies, both in English and in Spanish. Results: eleven articles were ultimately obtained, considered through the following inclusion criteria: studies on humans over 18-years-old, systematic and original reviews studying safety in the administration of gadolinium contrast in radiologic tests. Three analysis categories were identified, regarding nursing care before, during and after the administration of gadolinium.

Conclusions: the conclusion was that this is a safe practice if there is awareness of the potential risks of its use, and necessary care is taken in order to prevent these risks and/or counteract their effects in case they occur; an adequate action by the healthcare professional will represent an important activity, because the adequate process will depend on them .

Keywords:

Radiology tests; contrast administration; gadolinium; safety; adverse reactions

Versión en Español

Título:

Seguridad en la administración de gadolinio en pruebas radiológicas