Serum albumin levels and fluid overload in patients with hemodialysis: study in a private hospital in Zacatecas

Abstract

One of the markers to evaluate health in patients with hemodialysis is the level of serum albumin, water overload is a common complication in this type of people that can affect albumin, the objective in this work was to know the levels of serum albumin and its relationship with fluid overload in patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis. A descriptive, cross-sectional and analytical study was carried out in a renal therapy unit of a private hospital in the city of Zacatecas, the sample consisted of 50 patients of both sexes. The variables considered were serum albumin, body mass index (BMI), water overload, anthropometry and sociodemographic factors. An intermediate negative correlation (-0.382) was found with a p of 0.003, which suggests a significant association between the two variables. These results are of clinical relevance, since maintaining adequate levels of serum albumin can contribute to the prevention or control of fluid overload in these patients, which in turn can positively impact their health and quality of life.