The goal of this clinical trial was to compare the efficiencies of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) measurement frequency in preventing intradialytic hypotension in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing regular hemodialysis. The main question aimed to answer about the optimum frequency of BIA measurements to prevent intradialytic hypotension. Participants underwent BIA measurements to determine their appropriate dry weight, and factors affecting intradialytic hypotension. Researchers compared the efficiencies of BIA measurements between the every-1-month group and the every-2-month group to prevent intradialytic hypotension.
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incidence rate ratio of intra-dialytic hypotension of every-1-month BIA to every-2-month BIA
Timeframe: In each 4-month period of each assigned intervention group during hemodialysis sessions (48 hemodialytic sessions of each patient in each group), or total observation time was 8 months (96 hemodialytic sessions of each patient in both groups).