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Baking soda found to prevent kidney damage in some procedures.
Byline: Karen Garloch
CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Baking soda, the white powder that absorbs odors in the refrigerator and helps cakes rise, could save lives and millions of dollars for the U.S. health-care system.
Carolinas Medical Center researchers on Wednesday are scheduled to announce the successful use of sodium bicarbonate, the equivalent of baking soda, to prevent kidney damage in patients undergoing procedures that involve injecting dye.
By reducing complications, the simple and safe treatment could cut an estimated $50 million in U.S. health-care expenditures and prevent potential deaths, said Dr. Patrick Burgess, a Charlotte kidney specialist who led the research.
This week's Journal of the American Medical Association reports the results of the Charlotte study. The researchers followed 310 patients at high risk of temporary kidney failure from receiving injections of dye during procedures, such as CT scans, cardiac catheterizations and arteriograms.
The incidence of kidney failure…
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