Clinical Significance of the Edema Index in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Proper monitoring for volume overload is important to improve prognosis in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The association between volume status and residual renal function (RRF) remains an unresolved issue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between the edema index and survival or RRF in incident PD patients.

Patients and methods

We identified all adults who underwent PD. The edema index was defined as the ratio of extracellular fluid to total body fluid. Participants with available data regarding survivorship or non-survivorship during the first year after PD initiation were included in the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. The cutoff value of the edema index for 1-year mortality was >0.371 in men and >

SUBMITTER: Kang SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4718511 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature