Abstract:End stage renal disease (ESRD) is a chronic medical condition that has become a public health problem. A vascular access is mandatory for patients with ESRD in order to receive hemodialysis. The elbow fistula is the most used procedure for creating the vascular access. Maintaining the fistula's patency represents a constant struggle for these patients representing their lifeline. Our goal was to evaluate the impact that the elbow fistula has on the patient's life quality (QoL). We performed a multicenter study… Show more
“…The RDI test performs a greater adjustment of the values and is aimed at assessment in the younger population. The Ruffier test has been used by several researchers 15,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] and has demonstrated a good test-retest reliability with intra-class coefficients of the HR features and RDI ranged from 0.66-0.86 14 .…”
An evaluation of the association between anthropometric measurements and cardiorespiratory fitness using the Forest Service Step and the Ruffier-Dickson test.
“…The RDI test performs a greater adjustment of the values and is aimed at assessment in the younger population. The Ruffier test has been used by several researchers 15,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] and has demonstrated a good test-retest reliability with intra-class coefficients of the HR features and RDI ranged from 0.66-0.86 14 .…”
An evaluation of the association between anthropometric measurements and cardiorespiratory fitness using the Forest Service Step and the Ruffier-Dickson test.
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