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Use of intravenous sodium bicarbonate might increase the risk of contrast nephropathy

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boxed-textFrom AM et al. (2008) Sodium bicarbonate is associated with an increased incidence of contrast nephropathy: a retrospective cohort study of 7977 patients at Mayo Clinic. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3: 10–18

Clinicians should follow established prehydration protocols in patients undergoing contrast procedures; the prehydration protocol seems to be more important for the prevention of contrast nephropathy than the choice of hydration solution

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The synopsis was written by Chloë Harman, Locum Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet Muenchen, Medizinische Poliklinik Innenstadt, Nephrologisches Zentrum, Pettenkoferstrasse 8a, 80336 Munich, Germany michael.fischereder@med.uni-muenchen.de

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  1. M Fischereder is a Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Munich Hospital, Munich, Germany.,

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Fischereder, M. Use of intravenous sodium bicarbonate might increase the risk of contrast nephropathy. Nat Rev Nephrol 4, 296–297 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0805

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