Relationship between mortality and use of sodium bicarbonate at the time of dialysis initiation: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Patients with chronic kidney disease often experience metabolic acidosis. Whether oral sodium bicarbonate can reduce mortality in patients with metabolic acidosis has been debated for years. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the utility of sodium bicarbonate in patients...

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Main Authors: Hikaru Morooka, Junichiro Yamamoto, Akihito Tanaka, Daijo Inaguma, Shoichi Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02330-0