Contrast induced acute kidney injury
Dear Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust,
The following questions concern patients undergoing radiological investigations or procedures involving iodinated contrast media (this would involve the departments of radiology, vascular, MAU and renal):
1. Does your institution have specific guidelines/policy for the recognition and management of patients at risk of contrast induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) for the following procedures:
a. contrast enhanced CT scans
b. angiogram, angioplasty and stenting
c. endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
2. If available please send the guidelines/policy by email.
3. When was this guideline last reviewed and/or revised?
4. What strategies does your institution use to manage patients at risk of CI-AKI?
5. Do you routinely involve a renal physician in the pre and post procedure management of patients at risk of CI-AKI who are having a contrast enhanced investigation or interventional procedure?
6. Do patients at risk of CI-AKI routinely have post procedure serum urea, creatinine, eGFR and electrolytes measured? If so, at what time post procedure does this happen?
Yours faithfully,
Jon Griffin
Our Ref: LC12/FOI221
Dear Jon
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
I refer to your recent email in which you requested information under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I will endeavour to forward the relevant information to you no later than
2 January 2013.
Yours sincerely
Lynne Castlehouse
Legal Officer
Legal Department
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Central Records Library
Bush Park
Plymbridge Road
Estover
Plymouth
PL6 7RG
(01752) 431060
Ext: 31060
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Griffin [[1]mailto:[FOI #140549 email]]
Sent: 30 November 2012 17:17
To: FOI-requests (PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST - RK9)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contrast induced acute kidney
injury
Dear Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust,
The following questions concern patients undergoing radiological
investigations or procedures involving iodinated contrast media
(this would involve the departments of radiology, vascular, MAU and
renal):
1. Does your institution have specific guidelines/policy for the
recognition and management of patients at risk of contrast induced
acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) for the following procedures:
a. contrast enhanced CT scans
b. angiogram, angioplasty and stenting
c. endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
2. If available please send the guidelines/policy by email.
3. When was this guideline last reviewed and/or revised?
4. What strategies does your institution use to manage patients at
risk of CI-AKI?
5. Do you routinely involve a renal physician in the pre and post
procedure management of patients at risk of CI-AKI who are having a
contrast enhanced investigation or interventional procedure?
6. Do patients at risk of CI-AKI routinely have post procedure
serum urea, creatinine, eGFR and electrolytes measured? If so, at
what time post procedure does this happen?
Yours faithfully,
Jon Griffin
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Our Ref: LC12/FOI221
Dear Jon
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
I refer to my email dated 5 December 2012 concerning your request to have
access to information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
I am sorry that there will be a delay in providing a response.
However, please be assured that your request is receiving my attention and
I will contact you again as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely
Lynne Castlehouse
Legal Officer
Legal Department
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Central Records Library
Bush Park
Plymbridge Road
Estover
Plymouth
PL6 7RG
(01752) 431060
Ext: 31060
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Griffin [[1]mailto:[FOI #140549 email]]
Sent: 30 November 2012 17:17
To: FOI-requests (PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST - RK9)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contrast induced acute kidney
injury
Dear Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust,
The following questions concern patients undergoing radiological
investigations or procedures involving iodinated contrast media
(this would involve the departments of radiology, vascular, MAU and
renal):
1. Does your institution have specific guidelines/policy for the
recognition and management of patients at risk of contrast induced
acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) for the following procedures:
a. contrast enhanced CT scans
b. angiogram, angioplasty and stenting
c. endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
2. If available please send the guidelines/policy by email.
3. When was this guideline last reviewed and/or revised?
4. What strategies does your institution use to manage patients at
risk of CI-AKI?
5. Do you routinely involve a renal physician in the pre and post
procedure management of patients at risk of CI-AKI who are having a
contrast enhanced investigation or interventional procedure?
6. Do patients at risk of CI-AKI routinely have post procedure
serum urea, creatinine, eGFR and electrolytes measured? If so, at
what time post procedure does this happen?
Yours faithfully,
Jon Griffin
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Our Ref: LC12/FOI221
Dear Jon
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
I refer to your email dated 30 November 2012 in which you requested
information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please find attached the information as requested. I am very sorry for
the long delay.
If I can be of any further assistance to you please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Yours sincerely
Lynne Castlehouse
Legal Officer
Legal Department
Central Records Library
Bush Park
Plymbridge Road
Estover
Plymouth
PL6 7RG
Tel: 01752 431060
Fax: 01752 315205
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Griffin [[1]mailto:[FOI #140549 email]]
Sent: 30 November 2012 17:17
To: FOI-requests (PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST - RK9)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contrast induced acute kidney
injury
Dear Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust,
The following questions concern patients undergoing radiological
investigations or procedures involving iodinated contrast media
(this would involve the departments of radiology, vascular, MAU and
renal):
1. Does your institution have specific guidelines/policy for the
recognition and management of patients at risk of contrast induced
acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) for the following procedures:
a. contrast enhanced CT scans
b. angiogram, angioplasty and stenting
c. endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
2. If available please send the guidelines/policy by email.
3. When was this guideline last reviewed and/or revised?
4. What strategies does your institution use to manage patients at
risk of CI-AKI?
5. Do you routinely involve a renal physician in the pre and post
procedure management of patients at risk of CI-AKI who are having a
contrast enhanced investigation or interventional procedure?
6. Do patients at risk of CI-AKI routinely have post procedure
serum urea, creatinine, eGFR and electrolytes measured? If so, at
what time post procedure does this happen?
Yours faithfully,
Jon Griffin
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Dear Castlehouse Lynne (PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST - RK9),
Many thanks for your reply to the above FoI request. Unfortunately the pdf guideline you kindly sent was not openable from within a word document. Please could you send this again separately?
Yours sincerely,
Jon Griffin
Our Ref: LC12/FOI221
Dear Jon
Thank you for your email dated 8 May 2013. Please find the attachment
below. I am sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please do not hesitate
to contact me if you have further problems.
Kind regards, Lynne
Lynne Castlehouse
Legal Officer
Legal Department
Central Records Library
Bush Park
Plymbridge Road
Estover
Plymouth
PL6 7RG
Tel: 01752 431060
Fax: 01752 315205
Dear Castlehouse Lynne (PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST - RK9),
Many thanks for your reply to the above FoI request. Unfortunately
the pdf guideline you kindly sent was not openable from within a
word document. Please could you send this again separately?
Yours sincerely,
Jon Griffin
-----Original Message-----
Our Ref: LC12/FOI221
Dear Jon
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
I refer to your email dated 30 November 2012 in which you
requested
information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
Please find attached the information as requested. I am very
sorry for
the long delay.
If I can be of any further assistance to you please do not
hesitate to
contact me.
Yours sincerely
Lynne Castlehouse
Legal Officer
Legal Department
Central Records Library
Bush Park
Plymbridge Road
Estover
Plymouth
PL6 7RG
Tel: 01752 431060
Fax: 01752 315205
********************************************************************************************************************
This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the
intended recipient please inform the
sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it.
Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or
take any action in reliance on its contents:
to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
Thank you for your co-operation.
NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS
staff in England and Scotland
NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive
information with NHSmail and GSi recipients
NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be
accessed anywhere
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