title: [Value of bioelectrical impedance analysis in the assessment of body water in children with nephrotic syndrome: initial results].
abstract: The study aims at assessing the value of bioelectrical impedance analysis in estimation of fluid compartments in children with nephrotic syndrome. The study included 23 children aged, 2 and 20.5 y. In 9 children in remission measured parametres were normal. In the group of 14 children with relapses and oedemas, significantly higher TBW and ECM/BCM were observed. These parameters decreased during the course of disease with clinical improvement, but did not reach normal levels at the disappearance of oedemas. BIA is a simple, non-invasive and valuable method for assessment of total body water and fluid compartments.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Nefrologii Dzieciecej Katedry Pediatrii Polsko-Amerykańskiego Instytut Pediatrii Wydziału Lekarskiego UJ w Krakowie.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drozdz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sancewicz-Pach
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wierzchowska-Słowiaczek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D001834:Body Water / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index