Manfred Hecking, Ulrich Moissl, Bernd Genser, Hugh Rayner, Indranil Dasgupta, Stefano Stuard, Andrea Stopper, Charles Chazot, Franklin W Maddux, Bernard Canaud, Friedrich K Port, Carmine Zoccali, Peter Wabel
Background: Fluid overload and interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) are discrete components of the dynamic fluid balance in haemodialysis patients. We aimed to disentangle their relationship, and the prognostic importance of two clinically distinct, bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS)-derived measures, pre-dialysis and post-dialysis fluid overload (FOpre and FOpost) versus IDWG. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on 38 614 incident patients with one or more BIS measurement within 90 days of haemodialysis initiation (1 October 2010 through 28 February 2015)...
April 20, 2018: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation