Assessing accuracy of estimated dry weight in dialysis patients post transplantation: the kidney knows best.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Estimated dry weight is used to guide fluid removal during outpatient hemodialysis sessions. Errors in estimated dry weight can result in intradialytic hypotension and interdialytic fluid overload. The goal of this study was to assess the accuracy of estimated dry weight by comparing it to the 2-week post-transplant weight in two cohorts of hemodialysis patients.

Methods

This observational, multi-center, retrospective cohort study included maintenance hemodialysis patients who underwent kidney transplantation at two medical centers in Massachusetts. The relationship between estimated dry weight pre-transplant and weight at week 2 post-transplant in patients with good allograft function (serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL) was analyzed. Estimated dry weight was conside

SUBMITTER: Germain MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611116 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature