Samir Jaber1, Catherine Paugam2, Emmanuel Futier3, Jean-Yves Lefrant4, Sigismond Lasocki5, Thomas Lescot6, Julien Pottecher7, Alexandre Demoule8, Martine Ferrandière9, Karim Asehnoune10, Jean Dellamonica11, Lionel Velly12, Paër-Sélim Abback2, Audrey de Jong13, Vincent Brunot14, Fouad Belafia13, Antoine Roquilly10, Gérald Chanques13, Laurent Muller4, Jean-Michel Constantin3, Helena Bertet15, Kada Klouche14, Nicolas Molinari15, Boris Jung14. 1. Saint Eloi ICU, Montpellier University Hospital, PhyMedExp, INSERM, CNRS, Montpellier, France. Electronic address: s-jaber@chu-montpellier.fr. 2. AP-HP, Département Anesthésie et Réanimation, Hôpital Beaujon, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Nord Val de Seine, Paris, France. 3. CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Perioperative Medicine, GReD, UMR/CNRS6293, University Clermont Auvergne, INSERM U1103, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 4. CHU de Nîmes, Département Anesthésie et Réanimation, University of Montpellier-Nîmes, Nîmes, France. 5. CHU d'Angers, Réanimation Chirurgicale, Angers, France. 6. AP-HP, Département Anesthésie et Réanimation, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France. 7. Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Chirurgicale-Université de Strasbourg, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. 8. Service de Pneumologie, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France; AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Médicale du Département R3S, Paris, France. 9. CHU de Tours, Réanimation Chirurgicale, Tours, France. 10. CHU de Nantes, Département Anesthésie et Réanimation Chirurgicale, Nantes, France. 11. CHU de Nice, Département de Réanimation Médicale, INSERM-C3M-Université Cote d'Azur, Nice, France. 12. Aix-Marseille Université, AP-HM, Département Anesthésie et Réanimation Chirurgicale, Groupe Hospitalier Timone, UMR 7289, CNRS, Marseille, France. 13. Saint Eloi ICU, Montpellier University Hospital, PhyMedExp, INSERM, CNRS, Montpellier, France. 14. Département de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Montpellier University Hospital, PhyMedExp, INSERM, CNRS, Montpellier, France. 15. CHU de Montpellier, Department of Statistics, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute acidaemia is frequently observed during critical illness. Sodium bicarbonate infusion for the treatment of severe metabolic acidaemia is a possible treatment option but remains controversial, as no studies to date have examined its effect on clinical outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate whether sodium bicarbonate infusion would improve these outcomes in critically ill patients. METHODS: We did a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, phase 3 trial. Local investigators screened eligible patients from 26 intensive care units (ICUs) in France. We included adult patients (aged ≥18 years) who were admitted within 48 h to the ICU with severe acidaemia (pH ≤7·20, PaCO2 ≤45 mm Hg, and sodium bicarbonate concentration ≤20 mmol/L) and with a total Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score of 4 or more or an arterial lactate concentration of 2 mmol/L or more. We randomly assigned patients (1:1), by stratified randomisation with minimisation via a restricted web platform, to receive either no sodium bicarbonate (control group) or 4·2% of intravenous sodium bicarbonate infusion (bicarbonate group) to maintain the arterial pH above 7·30. Our protocol recommended that the volume of each infusion should be within the range of 125-250 mL in 30 min, with a maximum of 1000 mL within 24 h after inclusion. Randomisation criteria were stratified among three prespecified strata: age, sepsis status, and the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) score. The primary outcome was a composite of death from any cause by day 28 and the presence of at least one organ failure at day 7. All analyses were done on data from the intention-to-treat population, which included all patients who underwent randomisation. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02476253. FINDINGS: Between May 5, 2015, and May 7, 2017, we enrolled 389 patients into the intention-to-treat analysis in the overall population (194 in the control group and 195 in the bicarbonate group). The primary outcome occurred in 138 (71%) of 194 patients in the control group and 128 (66%) of 195 in the bicarbonate group (absolute difference estimate -5·5%, 95% CI -15·2 to 4·2; p=0·24). The Kaplan-Meier method estimate of the probability of survival at day 28 between the control group and bicarbonate group was not significant (46% [95% CI 40-54] vs 55% [49-63]; p=0·09. In the prespecified AKIN stratum of patients with a score of 2 or 3, the Kaplan-Meier method estimate of survival by day 28 between the control group and bicarbonate group was significant (37% [95% CI 28-48] vs 54% [45-65]; p=0·0283). [corrected] Metabolic alkalosis, hypernatraemia, and hypocalcaemia were observed more frequently in the bicarbonate group than in the control group, with no life-threatening complications reported. INTERPRETATION: In patients with severe metabolic acidaemia, sodium bicarbonate had no effect on the primary composite outcome. However, sodium bicarbonate decreased the primary composite outcome and day 28 mortality in the a-priori defined stratum of patients with acute kidney injury. FUNDING: French Ministry of Health and the Société Française d'Anesthésie Réanimation.
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BACKGROUND: Acute acidaemia is frequently observed during critical illness. Sodium bicarbonate infusion for the treatment of severe metabolic acidaemia is a possible treatment option but remains controversial, as no studies to date have examined its effect on clinical outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate whether sodium bicarbonate infusion would improve these outcomes in critically illpatients. METHODS: We did a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, phase 3 trial. Local investigators screened eligible patients from 26 intensive care units (ICUs) in France. We included adult patients (aged ≥18 years) who were admitted within 48 h to the ICU with severe acidaemia (pH ≤7·20, PaCO2 ≤45 mm Hg, and sodium bicarbonate concentration ≤20 mmol/L) and with a total Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score of 4 or more or an arterial lactate concentration of 2 mmol/L or more. We randomly assigned patients (1:1), by stratified randomisation with minimisation via a restricted web platform, to receive either no sodium bicarbonate (control group) or 4·2% of intravenous sodium bicarbonate infusion (bicarbonate group) to maintain the arterial pH above 7·30. Our protocol recommended that the volume of each infusion should be within the range of 125-250 mL in 30 min, with a maximum of 1000 mL within 24 h after inclusion. Randomisation criteria were stratified among three prespecified strata: age, sepsis status, and the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) score. The primary outcome was a composite of death from any cause by day 28 and the presence of at least one organ failure at day 7. All analyses were done on data from the intention-to-treat population, which included all patients who underwent randomisation. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02476253. FINDINGS: Between May 5, 2015, and May 7, 2017, we enrolled 389 patients into the intention-to-treat analysis in the overall population (194 in the control group and 195 in the bicarbonate group). The primary outcome occurred in 138 (71%) of 194 patients in the control group and 128 (66%) of 195 in the bicarbonate group (absolute difference estimate -5·5%, 95% CI -15·2 to 4·2; p=0·24). The Kaplan-Meier method estimate of the probability of survival at day 28 between the control group and bicarbonate group was not significant (46% [95% CI 40-54] vs 55% [49-63]; p=0·09. In the prespecified AKIN stratum of patients with a score of 2 or 3, the Kaplan-Meier method estimate of survival by day 28 between the control group and bicarbonate group was significant (37% [95% CI 28-48] vs 54% [45-65]; p=0·0283). [corrected] Metabolic alkalosis, hypernatraemia, and hypocalcaemia were observed more frequently in the bicarbonate group than in the control group, with no life-threatening complications reported. INTERPRETATION: In patients with severe metabolic acidaemia, sodium bicarbonate had no effect on the primary composite outcome. However, sodium bicarbonate decreased the primary composite outcome and day 28 mortality in the a-priori defined stratum of patients with acute kidney injury. FUNDING: French Ministry of Health and the Société Française d'Anesthésie Réanimation.
Authors: C Nusshag; C Beynon; M Dietrich; A Hecker; C Jungk; D Michalski; K Schmidt; M A Weigand; C J Reuß; M Bernhard; T Brenner Journal: Anaesthesist Date: 2019-12 Impact factor: 1.041
Authors: Etienne Macedo; Azra Bihorac; Edward D Siew; Paul M Palevsky; John A Kellum; Claudio Ronco; Ravindra L Mehta; Mitchell H Rosner; Michael Haase; Kianoush B Kashani; Erin F Barreto Journal: Eur J Intern Med Date: 2020-06-30 Impact factor: 4.487