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Does oral sodium bicarbonate therapy improve function and quality of life in older patients with chronic kidney disease and low-grade acidosis (the BiCARB trial)? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Metabolic acidosis is more common with advancing chronic kidney disease, and has been associated with impaired physical function, impaired bone health, accelerated decline in kidney function and increased vascular risk. Although oral sodium bicarbonate is widely used to correct metabolic...

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Autores principales: Witham, Miles D., Band, Margaret M., Littleford, Roberta C., Avenell, Alison, Soiza, Roy L., McMurdo, Marion E. T., Sumukadas, Deepa, Ogston, Simon A., Lamb, Edmund J., Hampson, Geeta, McNamee, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26231610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0843-6