ArticleBiomedical physics & engineering express2017
The Body Composition Monitor: a flexible tool for routine fluid management across the haemodialysis population.
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- Body Composition and Intradialytic Exercise in Kidney Disease: A Combined Analysis of the PEDAL and CYCLE-HD Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Trial
- Current clinical practice in adapted automated peritoneal dialysis (aAPD)-A prospective, non-interventional study.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Acetate-free dialysate, protein-energy wasting, and muscle outcomes in maintenance hemodialysis: a randomized-controlled trial.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Article
- Patient-Level Multidimensional Response Phenotypes in Obesity-Associated Type 2 Diabetes: A 12-Month Real-World Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Association between body composition and its longitudinal changes with the progression of coronary artery calcification in hemodialysis patients.BMC nephrology · 2026Observational
- Analysis of risk factors and construction of nomogram model for cardiac valve calcification of patients undergoing hemodialysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Practical Guide to Nutritional Assessment in CKD: Current Tools, Emerging Technologies, and Future Directions.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025Review
- Measuring fluid balance in end-stage renal disease with a wearable bioimpedance sensor.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
- Interaction Effect of Phase Angle and Age on Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The Implementation of a Modified Fluid Assessment Tool to Improve the Clinical Assessment, Detection, and Management of Blood Pressure Control and Fluid Alterations Among Hemodialysis Patients.International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease · 2023Article
- The importance of muscle mass in predicting intradialytic hypotension in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.Kidney research and clinical practice · 2022Article
- A mixed-method feasibility study of a novel transitional regime of incremental haemodialysis: study design and protocol.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2021Article
- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Derived-Phase Angle as a Pragmatic Tool to Detect Protein Energy Wasting among Multi-Ethnic Hemodialysis Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Estimation of Muscle Mass in the Integrated Assessment of Patients on Hemodialysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
- Use of body composition measurements to guide the assessment of dry weight in anuric dialysis patients: improvements in blood pressure control.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Bioimpedance measurements with the Body Composition Monitor (BCM) have been shown to improve fluid management in haemodialysis. However, there is a lack of a sufficiently robust evidence-base for use of the BCM outside of standard protocols. This study aims to characterise BCM measurement variation to allow users to make measurements and interpret the results with confidence in a range of clinical scenarios. BCM measurements were made in 48 healthy controls and in 48 stable haemodialysis patients before and immediately after dialysis. The effect of utilising alternative measurement paths was assessed using mixed effects models and the effect of measuring post-dialysis was assessed by comparing changes in BCM-measured overhydration (OH) with weight changes over dialysis. The data from healthy controls suggest that there is no difference in BCM-measured OH between all the whole-body paths other than the foot-to-foot measurement. Dialysis patients showed similar results other than having higher BCM-measured OH when measured across the site of a vascular access. There was good agreement between BCM-measured OH and change in weight, suggesting post-dialysis measurements can be utilised. These results suggest BCM protocols can be flexible regarding measurement paths and timing of measurement to ensure as many patients as possible can benefit from the technology.
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