Hemodialysis Treament
Hemodialysis is a treatment that removes wastes and extra fluid from your blood. During hemodialysis, your blood is pumped through soft tubes to a dialysis machine where it goes through a special filter called a dialyzer (also called an artificial kidney). Smaller waste products, such as urea and creatinine, and extra fluid, move from your blood through the membrane, and are removed. As your blood is filtered, it is returned to your blood stream. Only a small amount of blood is out of your body at any time.
The common processes that involved in a hemodialysis are such as the following:
- Your hemodialysis nurse or technician will put two needles in your arm.
- Soft tubing connects both needles to the hemodialysis machine.
- The hemodialysis machine removes your blood from one of the needles in your arm.
- The machine circulates your blood through the many mesh tubes in the dialyzer.
- The dialyzer moves excess waste and fluids into a dialysate solution.
- The hemodialysis machine eventually returns your filtered blood to your body through the second needle in your arm.
Benefits of Hemodialysis Treatment
The main advantage of hemodialysis is that it does the work of your failed kidneys by clearing blood of toxic waste products and removing excess water. Without hemodialysis, you’ll develop uremia. Uremia is fatal without treatment.
Another advantage of hemodialysis is that sessions are usually only three times each week.
Most people start to feel better a few weeks after starting hemodialysis.
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