Sodium bicarbonate reduces incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy

A meta-analysis of 17 randomised controlled trials has shown that pre-procedural treatment with sodium bicarbonate based hydration is the optimal treatment strategy to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). The research, published in the open access journal BMC Medicine, shows that although the benefit may have been overestimated by previous studies, sodium bicarbonate is clearly superior to normal saline.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news161411076.html">Sodium bicarbonate reduces incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy</a></p> <p>A meta-analysis of 17 randomised controlled trials has shown that pre-procedural treatment with sodium bicarbonate based hydration is the optimal treatment strategy to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). The research, published in the open access journal <i>BMC Medicine</i>, shows that although the benefit may have been overestimated by previous studies, sodium bicarbonate is clearly superior to normal saline.</p>