A randomized comparison of 1-h sodium bicarbonate hydration versus standard peri-procedural saline hydration in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing intravenous contrast-enhanced computerized tomography

Abstract

Short hydration with sodium bicarbonate prior to CE-CT was non-inferior to peri-procedural saline hydration with respect to renal safety and may result in healthcare savings. [Netherlands Trial Register (http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/index.asp), Nr 2149, date of registration 23 December 2009.].