Does abbreviated dosing of N-acetylcysteine prevent contrast-induced nephropathy after elective and urgent coronary angiography and intervention?
An abbreviated, higher dose regimen of NAC prevents the rise of serum creatinine 48 hours after cath/PCI, and may prevent CIN after cath/PCI.
Women with a low-lying placenta, not overlapping the cervical os, in mid-pregnancy are at no higher risk of adverse outcomes than those with a normally located placenta, except postpartum haemorrhage. This suggests that the high-risk label can be removed from pregnancies with a low-lying placenta not overlapping the cervical os in mid-pregnancy, reducing anxiety and resource utilisation.