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Volume Estimates in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients by the Watson Equation and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy and the Impact on the Kt/V<sub>urea</sub> calculation.

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Abstract
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Accurate assessment of total body water (TBW) is essential for the evaluation of dialysis adequacy (Kt/Vurea). The Watson formula, which is recommended for the calculation of TBW, was derived in healthy volunteers thereby leading to potentially inaccurate TBW estimates in maintenance hemodialysis recipients. Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) may be a robust alternative for the measurement of TBW in hemodialysis recipients.

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0
Journal
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Canadian journal of kidney health and disease
Volume
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5
Number of Pages
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2054358117750156
Date Published
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2018
DOI
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10.1177/2054358117750156
Short Title
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Can J Kidney Health Dis
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