What is the function of artificial kidney? The human body is a complex machine working autonomously, continuously, and persistently. One never realizes or feels or understands many things happening inside the body. There are many parts to this machine, called the organs, and they are just names for common people. These organs work in the […]
Hemodialysis Procedure and Machines: Hemodialysis is a procedure in which blood is cleaned using a dialysis machine and a special filter known as dialyzer (artificial kidney). To get blood into the dialyzer, the doctor must gain access to, the blood vessels. This is accomplished through minor surgery, usually on arm. Blood is cleaned using HD […]
Major complications associated with haemodialysis: When the kidneys are no longer working, hemodialysis can save lives, but it can also have serious side effects and complications. A lot of the issues stem from the development of dialysis access, which allows blood to be drawn from the body and purified in a dialysis machine. The body’s […]
Infection control measures in a hemodialysis unit: Hemodialysis (HD) patients are susceptible to a variety of infections, including bloodstream infections, localised vascular access infections, blood-borne infections like hepatitis B, C, and/or HIV viruses, as well as airborne diseases like tuberculosis. Contaminated water, instrument, and surrounding surfaces in the treatment area are potential sources of infections, […]
Insights on Kidney Transplant: A kidney transplant may be an option for certain persons with renal failure. A healthy kidney from a donor is implanted into your body during transplant surgery. Your two kidneys are replaced by a fresh, donated kidney that performs the same functions. A kidney transplant is a therapy, not a cure, […]
An Overview of dialysis care in India: In India, the number of fatalities caused by CKD increased from 0.59 million in 1990 to 1.18 million in 2016. Because there are no renal failure registries, data on the incidence and prevalence of kidney failure must be inferred. According to the Million Death Study, 136,000 people died […]
Living with dialysis: It’s natural to be scared and apprehensive when you find out you’ll require a life-saving therapy like dialysis. Even if you get to tour a dialysis centre before starting treatment, you’ll be going to a new site for several hours, meeting your new health care team and other dialysis patients, and experiencing […]
Haemodialysis overview for Patient education: Dialysis is a treatment for those who have severe kidney failure (also called a renal failure or end-stage kidney disease). Waste products and fluid build-up in the blood when the kidneys are no longer functioning properly. Dialysis helps the failing kidneys eliminate fluid and waste. When 90 per cent or […]
Know your dialyzer’s mechanism: Dialyzers are artificial kidneys that filter the blood outside your body. It filters the blood outside your body when the kidneys are not functioning well. Wastes and excess water are removed during hemodialysis using an external filter called a dialyzer, which has a semipermeable membrane. The wastes are separated by establishing […]
Get to know your Kidneys better! The kidneys are two bean-shaped, fist-sized organs that filter extra water and wastes from the blood and form urine. They are located in the lower abdominal part right below the rib cage, on both sides of the spine. They are asymmetrical and the right kidney tends to be smaller […]