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Sodium Bicarbonate in Severe Metabolic Acidemia with AKI: No Survival Benefit but Less Dialysis — Insights from BICARICU-2
The BICARICU-2 randomized trial found that intravenous sodium bicarbonate in patients with severe metabolic acidemia and moderate-to-severe acute kidney injury did not reduce 90‑day mortality, but was associated with a substantial reduction in use of kidney replacement therapy.