Clinical Study

Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Risk and Liver Disease

Table 4

Table 4 demonstrates the association of NSF in patients with liver disease and varying degrees of renal failure. The mild to moderate renal group that the Gd warning label targets had 0 cases of NSF.

CharacteristicsPatients NSF cases

Liver + no renal disease183 (58.8%)0 (0%)
Liver + mild/mod. renal (GFR 30–90) Dz106 (34.3%)0 (0%)
Liver + severe renal Dz (GFR < 30) 21 (6.9%)2 (100%)

Total 3102