Point-of-care creatinine devices to assess kidney function before CT imaging with intravenous contrast

5 Recommendations for further research

5.1 The committee recommended further research on the incidence and effect of post-contrast acute kidney injury (PC‑AKI) in people with eGFR less than 30 ml/min/1.73 m².

5.2 The committee recommended that a suitable risk factor screening tool for identifying risk of PC‑AKI for use across the NHS in people presenting for an outpatient CT scan with contrast agent is developed or an existing tool is validated.

5.3 The committee recommended studies to collect data on the rates of cancelled CT scans, whether cancelled appointments are filled and the effect on patients' experience before and after the introduction of point-of-care (POC) creatinine devices to radiology departments.