..., controlled study. CKD stage 3–4 patients with serum HCO 3 – <22 mEq/L were randomized to either receive oral sodium bicarbonate with high target bicarbonate level of 25 ± 1 or standard level of 22 ± 1 mEq/L as control group using protocol-based titration of dosage adjustment. The changes of muscle mass...

... patients is not clear. This study investigated the effect of exercise on muscle fitness, including muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance, in patients on dialysis. Methods: A systematic review and a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were conducted. Five English and 4...

...). [email protected] Bioimpedance Peritoneal dialysis Muscle mass Fat mass Extracellular water Intracellular water Albumin More than 300,000 patients with chronic kidney disease are now treated by peritoneal dialysis (PD) worldwide. Although some of this expansion in PD has been due to a PD...

...) Muscle Mass A Valhalla 1990B Bio-Resistance Body Composition Analyzer (Valhalla Medical, San Diego, Calif., USA) with an operating frequency of 50 kHz at 800 µA was used to measure bioimpedance resistance, in ohms. Whole-body BIA was measured between the right wrist and ankle with the subject...