A novel method for dry weight assessment in hemodialysis patients: Utilization of inferior vena cava flat ratio to correct for individual variations in vessel diameter

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Naruse, Mashiro ^a,b   Sakaguchi, Shunichi ^a   Nakayama, Yushi ^a   Nonoguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Tomita, Kimio ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tamana Di ichi Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dry weight; Flat ratio; Hemodialysis; Inferior vena cava; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRY WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT CHANGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FLUIDS; BODY WEIGHT; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 33846990901     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2007.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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