Sodium Bicarbonate for the Prevention of Contrast Induced-Acute Kidney Injury
Author(s) -
Somjot Brar,
Swapnil Hiremath,
George Dangas,
Roxana Mehran,
Simerjeet K. Brar,
Martin B. Leon
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03120509
Subject(s) - medicine , sodium bicarbonate , randomized controlled trial , cochrane library , relative risk , bicarbonate , sodium , clinical trial , study heterogeneity , acute kidney injury , confidence interval , chemistry , organic chemistry
Infusion of sodium bicarbonate has been suggested as a preventative strategy but reports are conflicting on its efficacy. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of hydration with sodium bicarbonate for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI).
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