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. 2010 Jun;5(6):1036–1040. doi: 10.2215/CJN.09001209

Table 1.

Change in weight, BP, and intracellular and extracellular fluid volumes following hemodialysis (mean ± SEM)

Variable Predialysis Postdialysis
Weight, kg 68.8 ± 1.74 66.8 ± 1.7a
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg 102 ± 2.4 96.4 ± 2.1a
Hematocrit, % 35.7 ± 0.6 37.8 ± 0.68a
Serum albumin, g/L 40.5 ± 0.5 42.3 ± 0.7a
Serum sodium, mmol/L 139.8 ± 0.4 140.7 ± 0.2
Serum potassium, mmol/L 5.06 ± 0.07 3.48 ± 0.05a
Serum glucose, mmol/L 7.6 ± 1.0 6.8 ± 0.2
Intracellular water, L 21.9 ± 0.6 21.1 ± 0.6a
Extracellular water, L 14.2 ± 0.4 13.2 ± 0.3a
a

P < 0.001