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Dialysis at Home : The Benefits and Challenges of Home Hemodialysis || Shri Ram Medical College.

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Normally functioning kidneys filter the blood of excess fluid and waste. Kidney failure leaves only the options of a transplant or continual dialysis to restore the organ’s function. Hemodialysis can remove waste and surplus fluid in the absence of functioning kidneys. This technique uses a dialyzer—an artificial kidney. Dialyzers filter blood and return it to the body through plastic tubes. If this dialysis approach works as stated, you can schedule your treatments whenever you like. You must follow your doctor’s weekly session schedule and session length. Patients who would like to continue working while having dialysis treatments frequently choose home haemodialysis (HHD) due to its convenience and independence. The therapy can be done every other night for six to eight hours. Blood fluid loss increases with frequent and prolonged therapy. Home peritoneal dialysis is more frequent and shorter than hemodialysis. Some home hemodialysis patients may need extra nephrologist visits. Since

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