Biomaterial Database

Sudden death following administration of radio contrast media. 1988

J M Edelstein

Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

Six patients died suddenly following the administration of radio contrast media. All had received the so-called older agents which are being replaced by newer contrast agents, which are characterized by reduced osmolality. Five of the six patients experienced almost immediate difficulty in breathing followed by death.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D003287	Contrast Media	Substances used to allow enhanced visualization of tissues.	Radiopaque Media,Contrast Agent,Contrast Agents,Contrast Material,Contrast Materials,Radiocontrast Agent,Radiocontrast Agents,Radiocontrast Media,Agent, Contrast,Agent, Radiocontrast,Agents, Contrast,Agents, Radiocontrast,Material, Contrast,Materials, Contrast,Media, Contrast,Media, Radiocontrast,Media, Radiopaque
D003645	Death, Sudden	The abrupt cessation of all vital bodily functions, manifested by the permanent loss of total cerebral, respiratory, and cardiovascular functions.	Sudden Death
D003973	Diatrizoate	A commonly used x-ray contrast medium. As DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE and as Diatrizoate sodium, it is used for gastrointestinal studies, angiography, and urography.	Amidotrezoate,Amidotrizoate,Benzoic acid, 3,5-bis(acetylamino)-2,4,6-triiodo-,Diatrizoate Sodium,Diatrizoic Acid,Hypaque,Hypaque 50,Sodium Diatrizoate,Sodium-Magnesium Diatrizoate,Urogranoic Acid,Urothrast,Urotrast,Diatrizoate, Sodium,Diatrizoate, Sodium-Magnesium
D003974	Diatrizoate Meglumine	A versatile contrast medium used for DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY RADIOLOGY.	Diatrizoate Methylglucamine,Diatrizoic Acid Methylglucamine,Meglumine Diatrizoate,Methylglucamine Diatrizoate,Amidotricoic Acid,Amidotrizoic Acid,Angiografin,Gastrograffin,Gastrografin,Gastrographin,Ioxeol,Meglumine Amidotrizoate,Reno 60,Reno M-Dip,Renograffin,Renografin,Renografin M-76,Sinografin,Triombrast,Triombrin,Urografin,Urografin 76,Urovist,Verografin,Amidotrizoate, Meglumine,Diatrizoate, Meglumine,Diatrizoate, Methylglucamine,Meglumine, Diatrizoate,Methylglucamine, Diatrizoate,Methylglucamine, Diatrizoic Acid,Reno M Dip,Reno MDip,Renografin M 76,Renografin M76
D004338	Drug Combinations	Single preparations containing two or more active agents, for the purpose of their concurrent administration as a fixed dose mixture.	Drug Combination,Combination, Drug,Combinations, Drug
D005260	Female		Females
D005452	Fluoresceins	A family of spiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-(9H)xanthen)-3-one derivatives. These are used as dyes, as indicators for various metals, and as fluorescent labels in immunoassays.	Tetraiodofluorescein
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man