title: Volume control by using the body composition monitor in a puerperal patient on hemodialysis.
abstract: Accurate measurement of the volume status in hemodialysis patients is important as it can affect mortality. However, no studies have been conducted regarding volume management in cases where a sudden change of body fluid occurs, such as during puerperium in hemodialysis patients. This report presents a case in which the patient was monitored for her body composition and her volume status was controlled using a body composition monitor (BCM) during the puerperal period. This case suggests that using a BCM for volume management may help maintain hemodynamic stability in patients with a rapidly changing volume status for a short term period, such as during puerperium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Wookyung
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Shung Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jiyoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Eul Sik
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Dong Su
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Ji Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jae Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hyun Hee
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sejoong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim