Dialysis is a technique used to eliminate waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys stop working normally. Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis are the two types of dialysis. Hemodialysis can be performed at home or in a dialysis facility. Any clean, dry area, including a person's home, workplace, or private location, can be used for peritoneal dialysis.
What is dialysis used for? Dialysis maintains your body's equilibrium when your kidneys fail by eliminating waste, salt, and excess water to stop them from building inside the body. Blood pressure can be controlled by maintaining a healthy amount of specific chemicals in your blood, such as potassium, sodium, and bicarbonate.
What is the potential risk of dialysis? The risks of hemodialysis are low blood pressure, anemia, muscle cramps, trouble sleeping, itching, pericarditis (inflammation of the membrane around the heart), and sepsis (blood poisoning). The risks of peritoneal dialysis include abdominal pain, high blood sugar, fever, and chills.
What happens during hemodialysis? Making vascular access is the first step in the hemodialysis technique. A small surgery will often be performed on your arm to enable vascular access. Vascular access is a site where needles will be put to transport blood from the body to the dialysis machine. It strengthens the blood vessels, allowing the needles to be used frequently. This surgery will be performed three weeks to three months before starting dialysis.
Peritoneal dialysis is a procedure that cleans the blood inside your body. To gain access, the doctor will insert a catheter-a thin plastic tube-into your belly. Through the catheter, dialysate is gradually injected into your abdominal cavity (also known as the peritoneal cavity) during the procedure. Your blood is drained of extra fluid and waste products and put into a dialysate solution.
Whatever the type of vascular access, you need to take good care of it. Do not carry heavy objects that put pressure on the access. Discuss treatment options with your doctor and your family to determine which type of hemodialysis is best for you. Do not miss any of your therapy sessions. You should weigh yourself daily and let your physician know if you consider it much higher or lower than usual. Stick to the diet plan and other care to assist you during the treatment.
Human Albumin 20% Injection, contains the active ingredient human albumin, which is used to restore and maintain circulating blood volume when it is depleted. It is also used during dialysis as albumin to facilitate the removal of fluid. This injection works by removing the fluids from the intravascular region, reducing fluid buildup, and increasing the volume of blood distributed. Depending on the severity of renal impairment, stage, and overall health, your physician may prescribe a Human Albumin 20% Injection.