Guidelines

Predialysis bicarbonate level (mmol/L)

2000, 2003 National Kidney Foundation-Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NFK-KDOQI) [62] [63]

≥22

Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) [15]

19 - 22

2007 European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG) [64]

20 - 22

2007 Caring for Australasians With Renal Impairment (CARI) [65]

≥22