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    Sodium bicarbonate for metabolic acidosis in transplant patients does not alter GFR: Lancet

    Management of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate therapy over a two-year period in adult kidney transplant patients had no impact on the fall in estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR), says an article published in The Lancet. In kidney transplant patients, metabolic acidosis is frequent and is linked to deteriorating graft function. While sodium bicarbonate therapy […] More