Serum bicarbonate levels and kidney outcomes in critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study.

Heitor Siqueira RibeiroMarvery P DuarteEmmanuel A BurdmannAparecido P FerreiraAntônio J Inda-Filho

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2024)

In critically ill ICU patients, low bicarbonate levels were associated with the more likely development of AKI and subsequent non-recovery of kidney function, while high bicarbonate levels showed no such association. Therefore, low bicarbonate levels may be considered a risk factor for adverse kidney outcomes in critically ill patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
intensive care unit
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
weight loss
adverse drug