Association of serum bicarbonate levels with mortality in patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD

P. Kövesdy, Csaba; E. Anderson, John; Kalantar‐Zadeh, Kamyar

doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn633

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Association of serum bicarbonate levels with mortality in patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD

Published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation • Nov 17, 2008

Authors:

Csaba P. Kövesdy

John E. Anderson

Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Metabolic acidosis, usually manifested by low serum bicarbonate level, is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and appears to be associated with higher mortality in dialysis patients. It is not known whether a similar association is present in patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD (...

Subject

Medicine

Dialysis

Kidney disease

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