Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Contrast-induced nephropathy has continued to plague interventional cardiology as an all-too-frequent complication of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. We present an evidence-based protocol for prevention of this complication that uses infusion of NaHCO3 to effect urinary alkalinization and possibly decrease free-radical renal injury resulting from contrast exposure.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Merten et al. (2004) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: