Abstract

ORTEGA-MARTINEZ, Rommer Alex; GUTIERREZ GARCIA, Elizabeth  and  SUTTY MAMANI, Lucero Yasmin. Is the sodium bicarbonate in intensive care useful or not?. Gac Med Bol [online]. 2023, vol.46, n.1, pp.81-88.  Epub June 01, 2023. ISSN 1012-2966.  https://doi.org/10.47993/gmb.v46i1.638.

Metabolic acidosis has become a very serious problem, both in critical areas, such as internal medicine and emergencies, especially due to the innumerable number of pathologies that present it; which has led many professionals to use Na bicarbonate (NaHCO3-), which definitely has an effect on the rise in pH and HCO3-, associated with an unlikely calmness of the medical professional and probably with little benefit on the part of the patients. patients; This study tries to concisely explain the etiology of metabolic acidosis and the real indication of this drug, which up to now could have more harm than good.

Keywords : acidosis; sodium bicarbonate; acid-base balance.

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