FF 88 BICARICU-2, Bicarbonate in the ICU, still not helpful?

About this episode

The episode discusses the effectiveness of bicarbonate administration in the ICU for metabolic acidosis.

The Filtrate Joel Topf ‍ ‍ @kidneyboy.bsky.social‬ ( COI ) Pedro Teixeira @nephcrit.bsky.social Ana Gaddy @AnnaGaddy Nayan Arora @captainchloride.bsky.social Special Guests David Goldfarb Professor of Medicene, NYU ( COI ) Editing by Pedro Teixeira The Kidney Connection written and performed by Tim Yau Show Notes BICARBICU 2018 ( Lancet ) BICARBICU-2 2025 ( JAMA ) SOFA score ( Wikipedia ) Sodium bicarbonate administration for metabolic acidosis in the intensive care unit: a target trial emulation ( PubMed ) Effect of sodium bicarbonate on intracellular pH under different buffering conditions ( PubMed ) Evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Sodium Bicarbonate administration for critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (MOSAICC) ( ICNARC Site ) SODium BICarbonate for Metabolic Acidosis in the ICU (SODa-BIC) ( ClinicalTrials.gov ) Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines 2021 ( Website ) Tubular Secretions Nayan: Louise Penny, The Black Wolf ( Amazon ) Anna: Broom Gate: A Curling Scandle ( CBC ) Pedro: One Battle After Another! ( Wikipedia ) David: Patti Smith ( Wikipedia ) Bonus pick: Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class. ( NYT ) Joel: Boys in…

People in this episode

Host: Joel Topf

Guests: Pedro Teixeira, Ana Gaddy, Nayan Arora, David Goldfarb

Topics covered

• bicarbonate
• ICU
• metabolic acidosis
• acute kidney injury
• clinical trials

Keywords

• bicarbonate
• ICU
• metabolic acidosis
• acute kidney injury
• clinical trials
• SOFA score
• sodium bicarbonate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYU

Books & works: Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, The Black Wolf, Broom Gate: A Curling Scandle, One Battle After Another!, Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class., Patti Smith

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