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Risk stratification for patients awaiting kidney transplantation: role of bioimpedance derived edema index and nutrition status

Nephrology
Author
Sukackiene et al.
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Used Parameters : TBW, ECW, ICW, ECW/TBW, PBF, FFM, MM, SLM

Publication Year : 2019

Country : Lithuania

Journal : Clinical Nutrition

Background Recent studies demonstrate that the edema index (ECW/TBW) may be a significant predictor of poor outcomes as a composite of overhydration and protein-energy wasting. There is no consensus regarding ECW/TBW cut-off values. We aimed to determine the performance of ECW/TBW in all-cause mortality prediction and to establish certain cut-off values in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Methods Body composition of 158 hemodialysis patient was performed by using InBody S10 (Biospace, Seoul, Korea) analyzer …
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