Effect of self‐reported distress thermometer score on the maximal handgrip and pinch strength measurements in hemodialysis patients

S Camilleri, S Chong… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Muscle weakness is a risk factor for mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients.
Muscle strength measurements are routinely used as a screening tool but depend on patient …

Changes in serum osmotic pressure following haemodialysis treatments lead to changes in bioimpedance spectroscopy estimates of lean and adipose tissue

M Antonelou, S El-Kateb, N Davies… - European Journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Haemodialysis (HD) patients are at risk of sarcopenia. Newer bioimpedance devices (BIS)
using a three-compartmental body composition model, separate extracellular water …