Journal of nephrology
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Journal of nephrology · Dec 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyTreatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate delays progression of chronic kidney disease: the UBI Study.
Metabolic acidosis is associated with accelerated progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Whether treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate improves kidney and patient survival in CKD is unclear. ⋯ In persons with CKD 3-5 without advanced stages of chronic heart failure, treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate is safe and improves kidney and patient survival.