Evaluation of fluid status related parameters in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: Clinical usefulness of bioimpedance analysis

Background and objective: Fluid overload is a common and serious problem that leads to severe complications in dialysis patients. We aimed to compare hydration status as measured with bioimpedance analysis (BIA) method in hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, as well as investigat...

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Main Authors: Zülfükar Yılmaz, Yaşar Yıldırım, Fatma Yılmaz Aydın, Emre Aydın, Ali Kemal Kadiroğlu, Mehmet Emin Yılmaz, Halit Acet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X14000937