Fluid volume expansion and depletion in hemodialysis patients lack association with clinical parameters

Conclusions The study indicates that volume expansion is highly prevalent in HD population and could not be identified using clinical parameters alone. No clinical parameters were identified that could reliably predict volume status. This study shows that bio-impedance can assist to determine volume status. Volume status, in turn, is not related to intradialytic weight gain and is unable to explain the high incidence of paradoxical hypertension.
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research