Bicarbonate levels in hemodialysis patients switching from lanthanum carbonate to sucroferric oxyhydroxide

Table 2 Paired comparisons, pre- and post-switching in the two groups

	SFOH group, n = 9			Control group, n = 6
	Baseline	6 wk	P value	Baseline	6 wk	P value
HCO3- (mmol/L)	22.41 ± 1.66	22.62 ± 2.25	0.889	21.05 ± 3.14	21.12 ± 2.27	0.917
pH	7.38 ± 0.03	7.39 ± 0.03	0.635	7.37 ± 0.033	7.36 ± 0.019	0.917
pCO2 (mmHg)	38.41 ± 3.29	38.37 ± 3.62	0.767	36.62 ± 4.55	37.82 ± 4.97	0.173
pO2 (mmHg)	93.1 ± 12.04	97.4 ± 10.08	0.953	82.8 ± 11.47	79.9 ± 14.35	0.463
BE (mmol/L)	-2.55 (-3.8 to -0.98)	-2.9 (-3.92 to -0.22)	0.722	-3.27 (-5.6 to -2.1)	-3.85 (-5.5 to -2)	0.917
K+ (mmol/L)	4.47 ± 0.32	4.38 ± 0.64	0.678	4.52 ± 0.23	4.6 ± 0.23	0.600
Phosphate (mmol/L)	1.57 ± 0.27	1.36 ± 0.38	0.214	1.34 ± 0.33	1.57 ± 0.48	0.249

The laboratory values refer to the average of the respective 2- and 3-d interdialytic interval and are expressed as mean ± SD or as median (min.-max.), P value denotes in group comparison (Wilcoxon signed rank test). SFOH: Sucroferric oxyhydroxide; BE: Base excess.