A rapid bolus injection of sodium bicarbonate immediately before contrast use drastically reduces the rate of contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) compared with sodium chloride in patients with mild ...

February 4, 2008 (Rochester, MN) - Baking soda has a lot of uses, but is there one too many? Perhaps, according to a retrospective look at >11 000 radiographic imaging cases in which sodium ...

Prior low-quality evidence has suggested that sodium bicarbonate may benefit critically ill patients with severe metabolic acidemia and acute kidney injury (AKI). In this randomized trial of patients ...

In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial that enrolled patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3 and 4, sodium bicarbonate did not significant affect sit-to-stand time or bone mineral density.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treating metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate was associated with preserved kidney function and lower ...

CIN and its prevention continue to be an area of intense research and, at the same time, of controversy due to conflicting results from different studies, including this one. Contrast-induced ...

Cardiac surgery is one of the most common causes of acute kidney injury (AKI) worldwide. However, AKI is considered to be a potentially preventable complication of the procedure. “The ideal ...

Citing sterility concerns, Hospira, a subsidiary of pharma giant Pfizer, is voluntarily recalling vials used to inject sodium bicarbonate during surgery and in critical events. The nationwide recall ...

Long Grove Pharmaceuticals is set to introduce Sodium Bicarbonate Injection. The product is commonly used in critical care settings yet routinely found on the drug shortages list, the company said.

A strategy of hydration with sodium chloride (saline) is more effective than bicarbonate for preventing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing intravascular ...

In 3 trials of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate, serum bicarbonate increased regardless of CKD stage. In addition to its potassium-binding ability, sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (SZC) may also increase ...