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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02330-0 |