Do we really need bicarbonate?

Date First Published:

March 29, 2014

Last Updated:

March 29, 2014

Report by:

Alan Grayson, Consultant Emergency Physician (Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

Three-Part Question:

In [patients presenting to the ED with renal colic] [IV diclofenac without bicarbonate is as effective as IV diclofenac with bicarbonate] at [reducing pain].