What are Dialysis and Hemodialysis?
HEMODIALYSIS
It cleans harmful substances
accumulated in the body in patients with kidney failure. We need vascular
access to perform hemodialysis. Riverside Nephrology Physicians provide the hemodialysis
center in USA.
TEMPORARY
INSTRUMENT
Catheter;
- In the groin
- Under the collarbone - Can
be worn around the neck.
We can apply hemodialysis
treatment to the patient by using the catheter immediately after the catheter
is inserted. Therefore, we can use it in an emergency.
PERMANENT
INSURANCE
Fistula: It is the
surgical joining of two vessels.
Graft: It is the insertion of
an artificial vessel.
At least 2-3 weeks must pass
before the fistula and graft can be used for hemodialysis.
HEMODIALYSIS PROCESS
It is cleaning the dirty blood
taken from the patient in the machine by using the patient's vascular access
and giving it back to the patient through the same vascular access. Dialysis is
usually performed 2 or 3 times a week. Your doctor will determine how many
times a week you will be on dialysis, the duration of dialysis, and other
parameters as 'patient-specific'.
LONG INTERVAL HEMODIALYSIS
Long-term hemodialysis was
used in the first years of dialysis treatment. While shortening the duration of
dialysis (4-6 hours of dialysis treatments) became widespread towards the end
of the 1980s, 4-hour dialysis applications became widespread after the 1990s.
In the early stages of dialysis treatment, the general dialysis regimen is 8
hours, three times a week. (mostly at home at night) This regimen has changed
with the development of high-efficiency dialyzers. However, some dialysis
centres have preserved long-term 8-hour dialysis until today. The best-known
centre is the hemodialysis unit in Tassin, France. However, other centres used
the same regimen. For most of the 30 years, the Tassin unit used cuprophan
dialyzers and acetate-containing dialysate. Extended interval dialysis was
administered both at home and at the centre, during the day or night. The usual
blood flow was 250 mL/min, and the dialysate flow was 500 mL/min. Mean Kt/V was
1.85, and PCR was 1.4 g/kg (6). Some publications have described the benefits
of this practice.
KEY FEATURES OF LONG-INTERVAL HEMODIALYSIS:
A-) Excellent blood pressure control
B-) Prolongation of patient life
A-) BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL
Antihypertensives (blood
pressure medications) were discontinued after the patients started long-term
hemodialysis. Blood pressure was then controlled by reducing the patient's dry
weight, and this was well tolerated due to an increase in dialysis length. Low
salt intake has complemented this practice and is essential for blood pressure
control. Blood pressure medications were discontinued in more than 90% of the
patients. Again, thanks to suitable fluid and blood pressure control, it was
noted that events such as heart enlargement and heart failure that negatively
affect the patient's life decreased in these patients. Especially in patients
with excessive weight gain between two dialyzes, sudden blood pressure drops or
muscle cramps caused by the necessity of losing weight in a short time, like 4
hours, are less in long-term dialysis.
B-)
LIFETIME
One of the reasons for the
long life expectancy in these patients may be related to less anaemia.
Long-interval hemodialysis had had a beneficial effect on erythropoietin
because, before the discovery of EPO therapy, patients on this therapy had
better blood counts than patients on 4-hour dialysis and needed minor blood
transfusions. Prolonged intermittent hemodialysis is associated with increased
removal of intermediate molecules. We know that serum phosphorus levels
increase in patients with renal failure. Phosphate control in long-term intermittent
hemodialysis is better than conventional 4-hour hemodialysis, and drug-free
control is often possible in patients who pay attention to their diet. In some
patients, phosphate binders may still be necessary, even in lower amounts.
Long-interval hemodialysis had had a beneficial effect on erythropoietin
because, before the discovery of EPO therapy, patients on this therapy had
better blood counts than patients on 4-hour dialysis and needed minor blood
transfusions. Prolonged intermittent hemodialysis is associated with increased
removal of intermediate molecules.
We know that serum phosphorus
levels increase in patients with renal failure. Phosphate control in long-term
intermittent hemodialysis is better than conventional 4-hour hemodialysis, and
drug-free control is often possible in patients who pay attention to their
diet. In some patients, phosphate binders may still be necessary, even in lower
amounts. Long-interval hemodialysis had had a beneficial effect on
erythropoietin because, before the discovery of EPO therapy, patients on this
therapy had better blood counts than patients on 4-hour dialysis and needed
minor blood transfusions. Prolonged intermittent hemodialysis is associated
with increased removal of intermediate molecules. We know that serum phosphorus
levels increase in patients with renal failure. Phosphate control in long-term
intermittent hemodialysis is better than conventional 4-hour hemodialysis, and
drug-free control is often possible in patients who pay attention to their diet.
In some patients, phosphate
binders may still be necessary, even in lower amounts. Because before the
discovery of EPO therapy, patients who received this therapy had better blood
counts than 4-hour dialysis patients and needed very few blood transfusions.
Prolonged intermittent hemodialysis is associated with increased removal of
intermediate molecules. We know that serum phosphorus levels increase in
patients with renal failure. Phosphate control in long-term intermittent
hemodialysis is better than conventional 4-hour hemodialysis, and drug-free
control is often possible in patients who pay attention to their diet. In some
patients, phosphate binders may still be necessary, even in lower amounts.
Because before the discovery of EPO therapy, patients who received this therapy
had better blood counts than 4-hour dialysis patients and needed very few blood
transfusions. Prolonged intermittent hemodialysis is associated with increased
removal of intermediate molecules. We know that serum phosphorus levels increase
in patients with renal failure. Riverside Nephrology Physicians provide the Social
Work Services in USA.
Phosphate control in long-term
intermittent hemodialysis is better than conventional 4-hour hemodialysis, and
drug-free control is often possible in patients who pay attention to their
diet. In some patients, phosphate binders may still be necessary, even in lower
amounts. We know that serum phosphorus levels increase in patients with renal
failure. Phosphate control in long-term intermittent hemodialysis is better
than conventional 4-hour hemodialysis, and drug-free control is often possible
in patients who pay attention to their diet. In some patients, phosphate
binders may still be necessary, even in lower amounts. We know that serum
phosphorus levels increase in patients with renal failure. Phosphate control in
long-term intermittent hemodialysis is better than conventional 4-hour
hemodialysis, and drug-free control is often possible in patients who pay
attention to their diet. In some patients, phosphate binders may still be
necessary, even in lower amounts.
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