Variety of dialysis therapies
Dialysis therapy includes hemodialysis to purify the blood using an artificial kidney (dialyzer) and peritoneal dialysis to purify the blood through one’s own peritonea.
Hemodialysis:
This is a therapy treated in hospitals or clinics about three times a week. In recent years, various treatment options have begun to be offered and the possibility of medical treatment at home is also being brought by receiving proper training.
Peritoneal dialysis:
This is therapy that can be performed at home. Therefore, it is easy to have the treatment according to your life style and possible to perform treatment while having your daily life.
POINT5What is hemodialysis?
Once the blood is withdrawn from of the body, the waste products accumulated in the blood and extra fluid are removed through the dialyzer membrane, and the purified blood is returned into the body. It takes about 4 to 5 hours per treatment.
POINT6What is peritoneal dialysis?
This is a treatment method to purify the blood by using the patient’s own peritoneum as a dialysis membrane. Usually, 1.5 to 2 L of dialysate is put into the abdominal cavity through the catheter (tube) inserted by surgery, and it is exchanged about 3 to 5 times a day. The amount and number of fluids are determined by the physique, physical condition, examination data etc. of the patient. One dialysis solution exchange can be done in about 30 minutes and they can spend their daily life as usual other than that. This is always carried out while spending everyday life.
