Skip to main content

Table 1 Study characteristics of RCTs included in the meta-analysis

From: Patient Discomfort Associated with the Use of Intra-arterial Iodinated Contrast Media: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Randomized Controlled Trials

Study

Injection Site and/or Procedure

Treatment group

Number of patients in comfort analysis

Number (%) of Females

Age (Mean [SD])

Weight (Mean [SD])

Andersen et al[28]

Left ventricle & selective coronary artery injections (left and right)

Iodixanol

36

9 (25.0)

54

81

  

Ioxaglate

38

13 (34.2)

56

77

Fischbach et al[29]

Celiac trunk/spiral CT angiography of abdominal aorta

Iodixanol

40

10 (25.0)

65.7 ± 11.4

77.1 ± 14.7

  

Ioversol

38

6 (15.8)

61 ± 11.1

78 ± 11.5

Flinck et al[30]

Cardioangiography

Iodixanol

44

8 (18.2)

62.5

80

  

Ioxaglate

44

8 (18.2)

62.5

80

Hekster et al[31]

Multiple carotid and vertebral arteries/IA cerebral DSA

Iodixanol

40

16 (40.0)

61

74

  

Iohexol

39

14 (35.9)

57

71

Hill et al[32]

Coronary and left ventricular angiography

Iodixanol

101

20 (19.8)

61 ± 10.0

unknown

  

Iohexol

99

12 (12.1)

59 ± 11.0

unknown

Justesen et al[15]

Femoral arteriography

Iodixanol

1225

343 (28.0)

65.6 ± 11.5

71.8 ± 12.5

  

Iopromide

1227

339 (27.6)

65 ± 11.3

71.7 ± 12.9

Kendall et al[24]

IA cerebral digital subtraction angiography

Iodixanol

44

22 (50.0)

49.7 ± 11.0

70.2 ± 13.5

  

Iohexol

42

24 (57.1)

45.7 ± 13.3

70.9 ± 13.4

Klow et al[33]

Left ventriculography, selective coronary arteriography, and thoracic aortography

Iodixanol

35

unknown

54 ± 9.0

80 ± 10.0

  

Iohexol

37

unknown

55 ± 9.0

81 ± 13.0

Manke et al[22]

Femoral arteriography

Iodixanol

163

22 (13.5)

63.6 ± 11.2

74.4 ± 12.9

  

Iomeprol

165

36 (21.8)

65.2 ± 11.6

74.8 ± 12.6

Manninen et al[34]

IA

Iodixanol

50

24 (48.0)

69

unknown

  

Iohexol

50

24 (48.0)

69

unknown

Palmers et al[25]

Cerebral arteriography

Iodixanol

40

14 (35.0)

54.9

69.7

  

Ioxaglate

40

18 (45.0)

48.9

73.9

Poirier et al [18]

Cerebral angiography

Iodixanol

51

unknown

unknown

unknown

  

Iohexol

48

unknown

unknown

unknown

Pugh et al [19]

Femoral arteriography

Iodixanol

48

12 (25.0)

65 ± 8.9

74.3 ± 14.7

  

Iopromide

47

13 (27.7)

68 ± 10.4

73.9 ± 12.1

Roriz et al [26]

Left ventricular cardioangiography

Iodixanol

54

13 (24.1)

58 ± 11.0

75 ± 9.0

  

Ioxaglate

53

13 (24.5)

57 ± 10.0

75 ± 12.0

Rosenblum et al [27]

Peripheral and aortic angiography

Iodixanol

19

13 (68.4)

64 ± 11.0

76 ± 18.0

  

Ioxaglate

25

9 (36.0)

68 ± 9.0

76 ± 16.0

Siegel et al [21]

Aortography, renal/visceral angiography

Iodixanol

29

11 (37.9)

51 ± 19.0

76 ± 17.0

  

Ioxaglate

25

9 (36.0)

52 ± 15.0

74 ± 18.0

Singh et al [35]

Abdominal aorta/Abdominal angiography

Iodixanol

39

10 (25.6)

59.1

70.3

  

Iohexol

20

8 (40.0)

66.1

70.3

Sutton et al [16]

Cardiac catheterization/femoral arteriography

Iodixanol

468

173 (37.0)

60.2 ± 10.0

76.5 ± 14.7

  

Ioxaglate, Iopamidol

1128

367 (32.5)

60.3

95.1

Sutton et al [17]

Cardiac catheterization/coronary angiography

Iodixanol

665

222 (33.4)

60.7 ± 10.2

78 ± 14.0

  

Iopamidol, Iomeprol

1443

505 (35.0)

60.4

78.5

Thorstensen et al [23]

Femoral arteriography

Iodixanol

73

31 (42.5)

67.6 ± 12.5

68 ± 12.9

  

Iohexol

74

33 (44.6)

67.8 ± 11.3

70.2 ± 14.5

Tveit et al [36]

Left ventricular cardioangiography

Iodixanol

53

9 (17.0)

58

76.9

  

Ioxaglate

49

12 (24.5)

58

77.9

Verow et al [20]

Aorta/Femoral arteriography

Iodixanol

68

unknown

unknown

unknown

  

Iopamidol

65

unknown

unknown

unknown

Combined papers

 

Iodixanol

3385

982 (29)

62.5

74.5*

  

All LOCMs Combined

4796

1463 (30.5)

61.7

80.2

  1. *Indicates significant difference between groups (p < 0.05)