coronary angiography Contrast-associated acute kidney injury occurred in 9.5% and 9.1% of patients receiving IV sodium bicarbonate and acetylcysteine, respectively, rates which did not differ ...

Hospira announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Sodium Bicarbonate Injection 8.4%, USP, due to particulate presence within a single-dose glass fliptop vial from a confirmed complaint. Hospira ...

A rapid bolus injection of sodium bicarbonate immediately before contrast use drastically reduces the rate of contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) compared with sodium chloride in patients with mild ...

Hospira recalls one lot of 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, due to particulate matter found within a single-dose glass fliptop vial. Hospira, a Pfizer company, announced on March 18, 2016 that ...

HealthDay News — For patients at high risk for renal complications who are scheduled for angiography, there is no benefit with intravenous sodium bicarbonate over sodium chloride or with oral ...

Montpellier University Hospital leads a 43-center French effort that reports no reduction in day 90 all-cause mortality with ...

Trials that compared sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury have yielded highly conflicting results. The authors of a recent meta-analysis ...

Radiocontrast agents used during coronary or peripheral angiography and angioplasty are associated with a potentially reversible form of renal failure known as contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), ...

A strategy of hydration with sodium chloride (saline) is more effective than bicarbonate for preventing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing intravascular ...

Alberta Health Services says it has now built up a “good supply” of injectable sodium bicarbonate, although restrictions on using the life-saving drug are likely to remain in place for at least two ...

Overview: Sodium bicarbonate is an antacid that is taken by mouth to relieve heartburn, indigestion, or an upset stomach. Common side effects can include gas or feeling bloated. Before taking sodium ...