Effect of dialysate potassium and lactate on serum potassium and bicarbonate concentrations during daily hemodialysis at low dialysate flow rates

Table 3 Serum bicarbonate and dialysate bicarbonate/lactate concentrations during the FREEDOM study reported as mean ± sd

Dialysate bicarbonate/lactate concentration (mEq/L)			Serum bicarbonate concentration (mEq/L)
Pre-enrollment ICHD (Bicarbonate)	Daily HD (Lactate)	N	Pre-enrollment ICHD	Daily HD
≤35	40	37	22.8 ± 2.4	22.5 ± 2.7
≤35	45	83	22.1 ± 2.9	25.6 ± 3.0*
> 35 & ≤38	40	33	23.7 ± 3.1	23.2 ± 2.4
> 35 & ≤38	45	41	23.8 ± 2.9	24.8 ± 2.5
> 38	40	37	23.7 ± 2.4	21.5 ± 2.5*
> 38	45	53	22.6 ± 3.9	24.9 ± 2.7*

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