The use of Sodium Bicarbonate Inhaled Solution in Moderate/Severe Cases of Covid-19 in the City of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the new Coronavirus a pandemic, due to the large number of cases and deaths worldwide. The upper inhalation routes are the gateway for any viral variant, with the installation of SAR-CoV-2 in the respiratory epithelium, which, belonging to the Coronovidae family, has an acidic pH. Alkalization is a way to destabilize the pathophysiology of COVID-19. In this way, the introduction of saline solutions into the upper respiratory system would be a way of interfering with the symptomatology and behavior of the virus. Objective: To evaluate the role of inhaled 3% sodium bicarbonate solution in improving respiratory symptoms and destabilizing SAR-CoV-2 in COVID-19. Materials and methods: Randomized clinical trial, with people diagnosed with COVID-19 through the RT-PCR assay. The participants included were of any age and gender undergoing hospital treatment at the COVID-19 ward unit at the Hospital Regional Doutor Estácio Muniz, located in the municipality of Aquidauana in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, between September/2020 and November/2021. Results: It was observed that moderate/severe patients who received inhaled treatment with a 3% sodium bicarbonate solution had a good prognosis for their respiratory condition, progressing to hospital discharge. Conclusion: Treatment with sodium bicarbonate solution has a high potential in the treatment as an adjunct to COVID-19.