Vitamin E and Reduced Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

• Vitamin E for the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  • 2024-06-26
  • Review · n = 5
  • Cureus 16(6)
  • • Ahmed Ali Awaji
    • Basel H Bakhamees
    • Nouf K Alalshaikh
    • Nawaf M Albelwi
    • Mead M Al-Zahrani
    • Khalaf F Alshammari
    • Shaden D Almutairi
    • Ilaf M Siraj
    • Taif N Aljaber
    • Raghad S Alnajdi
    • Shatha S Al-Majnooni
    • Abdulaziz S Alserhani

  • PubMed: 39070434
  • DOI: 10.7759/cureus.63256

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

  • Low evidence

  Vitamin E decreased the risk of developing CIN by 59% (n=5; pooled RR: 0.41; 95% CI: 0.25, 0.65; P<0.001) compared to IV hydration.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  varying doses, but one study used IV infusion