Research article

Sodium bicarbonate-based hydration prevents contrast-induced nephropathy: a meta-analysis

Pascal Meier¹, Dennis T Ko², Akira Tamura³, Umesh Tamhane¹ and Hitinder S Gurm^1,⁴^*

¹ University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

² Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

³ Internal Medicine 2, Oita University, Yufu, Japan

⁴ VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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BMC Medicine 2009, 7:23 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-7-23

Published: 13 May 2009

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Table S1. Summary of the characteristics of the 17 trials included in the meta-analysis.

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