Dose-related effects of metformin on acid-base balance and renal function in patients with diabetes who develop acute renal failure: a cross-sectional study.

David CucchiariManuel Alfredo PodestàElisa MerizzoliAlbania CalvettaEmanuela MorenghiClaudio AngeliniClaudio PonticelliSalvatore Badalamenti

Published in: Acta diabetologica (2016)

In patients with diabetes who were admitted to our emergency department with ARF, the use of metformin was associated in a dose-related fashion with both LA and worse renal function.

Keyphrases

emergency department
physical activity
drug induced
risk factors
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation