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  • No evidence supports the use of sodium bicarb in DKA, with a pH >6.9[1]
  • However, no studies have been performed for patients with pH <6.9 and the most recent ADA guidelines[2] recommend it for patients with pH <7.1[3]
  1. EBQ:Sodium Bicarbonate use in DKA
  2. Diabetes Care July 2009 vol. 32 no. 7 1335-1343
  3. EBQ:Sodium Bicarbonate use in DKA