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Sodium Bicarbonate: Basically Useless Therapy

Sodium Bicarbonate: Basically Useless Therapy

Judy L Aschner, Ronald L Poland

Pediatrics. 2008 Oct;122(4):831-5.

PMID: 18829808

Abstract:

Common clinical practices often are unsupported by experimental evidence. One example is the administration of sodium bicarbonate to neonates. Despite a long history of widespread use, objective evidence that administration of sodium bicarbonate improves outcomes for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest or with metabolic acidosis is lacking. Indeed, there is evidence that this therapy is detrimental. This review examines the history of sodium bicarbonate use in neonatology and the evidence that refutes the clinical practice of administering sodium bicarbonate during cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to treat metabolic acidosis in the NICU.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP144558	Sodium bicarbonate		144-55-8	Price

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