A multicentric, international matched pair analysis of body composition in peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Wim Van Biesen,
Kathleen Claes,
Adrian Covic,
Stanley Fan,
Monika LichodziejewskaNiemierko,
Volker Schoder,
Christian Verger,
Peter Wabel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gft296
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , hemodialysis , body mass index , dialysis , lean body mass , cohort , gastroenterology , body water , urology , extracellular fluid , mass index , surgery , body weight , extracellular , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Volume status, lean and fat tissue are gaining interest as prognostic predictors in patients on dialysis. Comparative data in peritoneal dialysis (PD) versus haemodialysis (HD) patients are lacking.
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