Tag: Sodium Bicarbonate

Effectiveness of Sodium Bicarbonate Administration on Mortality in Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

by Muhammad Durrani posted November 9, 2020 No Comments

Background/Introduction: The use of Sodium Bicarbonate (SB) in cardiac arrest has had a complicated history with strong and varied opinions on its effectiveness. SB was recommended in earlier ACLS guidelines, mostly stemming from the notion that severe metabolic acidosis due to ...

Resuscitation

Any Benefit to Sodium Bicarbonate in DKA?

by Darrel Hughes posted May 12, 2014 No Comments

In a prior post, we discussed the use of an initial insulin bolus in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Today we will address another facet of DKA management, for which there is less than optimal evidence and that is: ...

Endocrine, Metabolic, Fluid, and Electrolytes