World journal of critical care medicine
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World J Crit Care Med · Feb 2015
Serum bicarbonate may independently predict acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: An observational study.
To explore whether serum bicarbonate at admission to intensive care unit (ICU) predicted development of acute kidney injury (AKI). ⋯ Serum bicarbonate on admission may independently be used to make a diagnosis of AKI.