The patients and healthy subjects were advised not to exercise eight hours before and not to drink alcohol 12 hours before the exam, not to apply any kind of body lotion, and watch for spiking fever. BIA was taken between 20 and 30 min after the weekly intermediate dialysis session. Electrodes were placed on the opposite site of the vascular access on the dorsal hand region one between the head of the ulna and the radius and another on the proximal phalanx of the third finger and on the dorsal foot region one electrode between the medial and lateral malleolus and another in the region of the third metatarsal.
La BIA fue aplicada entre 20-30min después de la sesión intermediaria de HD de la semana. Los electrodos fueron posicionados en el lado opuesto al acceso vascular, en la región dorsal de la mano un entre la cabeza de la ulna y el radio, y otro en la falange proximal del tercer dedo y en el pie un electrodo entre los maléolos medial e lateral y otro en la región del tercer metatarso.
Os eletrodos foram posicionados no lado oposto ao acesso vascular, na região dorsal da mão um entre a cabeça da ulna e o rádio, e o outro na falange proximal do terceiro dedo e no pé um eletrodo entre os maléolos medial e lateral e outro na região do terceiro metatarso. Nesses locais a pele foi limpa com álcool.