Open AccessThe Effect of Overhydration on Mortality and Technique Failure Among Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Ying Shu,
Jing Liu,
Xiaoxi Zeng,
Hyokyoung G. Hong,
Yang Li,
Hui Zhong,
Liang Ma,
Ping Fu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000492148
Subject(s) - peritoneal dialysis , medicine , meta analysis , intensive care medicine , dialysis
Overhydration is common among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and can affect PD-related outcomes. This paper aims to systematically investigate whether bioimpedance-assessed overhydration is a predictor for mortality and technique failure in PD patients.