Rani Gudivaka

TL;DR: This work reviews the factors that have been identified from the literature as being conditions requiring standardization both for healthy subjects and for those in a medical setting.

TL;DR: The accuracy and precision of seven previously published BIA models for the measurement of change in body water compartmentalization among individuals infused with lactated Ringer solution or administered a diuretic agent are investigated and it is concluded that the multifrequency Cole-Cole model is superior under conditions in which body water compartments is altered from the normal state.

TL;DR: Computer modeling of the MF-BIA data indicated changes in predicted water compartments with temperature modifications; however, the ratio of extracellular water (ECW) to TBW did not significantly change and the change in impedance was not due to a change in the movement of water of the ECW compartment.

TL;DR: The rationale of and purpose for using BIA in the dialysis population, the physiologic changes that occur during dialysis that influence BIA measurements, and last, conclusions reached from the current scientific literature are reviewed.