Assessment of body fluid status in hemodialysis patients using the body composition monitor measurement technique.

Aims And Objectives: The main objective of the study was to correlate the target dry weight in haemodialysis (HD) patients as assessed clinically by nephrologists to those measured by the Body Composition Monitor (BCM - Fresenius) machine. The second objective was to compare pre and postdialysis changes of extracellular fluid and clinical parameters.

Background: Clinical assessment of target dry weight in HD patients remains problematic.