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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 55, 621-625, Copyright © 1992 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Whole-body and segmental bioelectrical-impedance analysis in patients with cirrhosis of the liver: changes after treatment of ascites

MC Zillikens, JW van den Berg, JH Wilson and GR Swart
Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a simple technique for determining body water and calculating body composition. It has been validated in healthy control subjects but not in patients with liver disease. We examined the ability of BIA to detect changes in total body water (TBW) due to removal of ascites. In 12 cirrhotic patients, BIA of the whole body and of body segments was performed before and after treatment of ascites with paracentesis (n = 12) and diuretics (n = 2). TBW changes predicted by BIA, by using two prediction equations, were significantly less than body weight changes (51% and 45% of the weight loss). BIA of body segments showed highly significant changes in both the trunk and the leg and small changes in the arm. These data indicate that BIA of the whole body is not a suitable technique for monitoring fluid changes in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Changes in BIA of body segments may be due to mobilization of edema after the removal of ascites.


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