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Thursday, November 2, 2006
Medical research at Carolinas
Medical Center leads to new
process to improve safety
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Research at Carolinas
Medical Center has resulted
in an agreement between
Carolinas HealthCare System
and a Charlotte biotechnology
firm that will utilize a new
therapy which has been suc
cessful in preventing sudden
kidney failure in patients who
receive contrast injections
during imaging procedures.
The research team, led by
Dr. W. Patrick Burgess, a kid
ney specialist with Metrolina
Nephrology Associates, dis
covered that the use of sodium
bicarbonate before and after
the administration of the dye
appreciably reduced the rate
of kidney failure, from 14 per
cent to less than two percent.
Participating researchers
included several physicians
from the CMC Department of
Internal Medicine, from
Charlotte Radiology and from
The Sanger Clinic. Others
included the CMC pharmacy
and Cannon Research Center.
It resulted in a published arti
cle in the Journal of the
American Medical Association
(JAMA) in 2004.
A multi-year partnership
announced today joins CHS
with MD Scientific, LLC, the
company that developed the
patented bicarbonate therapy
method. This form of renal
failure is commonly referred
to as Contrast Induced
Nephropathy or CIN. In some
cases, CIN can require dialy
sis.
“The use of this method has
virtually eliminated CIN at
our medical facilities over the
last three years,” said Paul
Franz, Executive Vice
President for Operations at
CHS. ‘We have been extreme
ly pleased with the results of
our related chnical trials. We
know from direct experience
that this form of treatment
can reduce costs, reduce hos
pital stays, and — most
importantly — contribute to
the mai^in of safety that our
patients expect. It’s a mani
festation of quality care that
we are very pleased to make
available.”
Shade Mecum, President of
MD Scientific, said,
“Carolinas HealthCare
System has once again
demonstrated its commit
ment to improving healthcare
by being one of the first
licensees of this method to
protect patients.”
CHS facilities in the licens
ing agreement include:
• Anson Community
Hospital
• Bon Secours/St. Francis
Hospital
• Carohnas Medical Center
• CMC-Lincoln
• CMC-Mercy
• CMC-PineviUe
• CMC-Union
• CMC-University
• Cleveland Regional
Medical Center
• Grace Hospital
• Kings Mountain Hospital
• Morehead Imaging
Center
• Roper Hospital
• Valdese General Hospital
CHS is the largest health
care system in the Carolinas,
and third largest public sys
tem in the nation. I
MD Scientific, founded in
September 2003, received a
patent for bicarbonate thera
py in March. The company
has also developed a software
application to calculate
insulin dosage for critically ill
patients with elevated blood
glucose and to control blood
glucose levels. For more infor
mation about the company,
please visit www.mdscientif-
ic.com.
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