Discover the future of dialysis care, where comfort meets technology. Our patient-centered approach blends experience and cutting-edge technology to provide unparalleled dialysis services. With options like home dialysis, we prioritize your safety and comfort, ensuring you feel at home while receiving top-notch care.
What is Dialysis?
Dialysis is a treatment for individuals experiencing kidney failure, where the kidneys can no longer remove excess fluid and waste from the blood. In such cases, an external machine filters the blood through an Arteriovenous Shunt, accessing both arterial and venous blood. This machine removes waste products and excess fluid, cleansing the blood before returning it back to the body.
Who needs Dialysis?
Individuals with kidney failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) face challenges in eliminating metabolic waste from their bodies, necessitating dialysis to remove waste products as their kidneys cannot perform this function.
The kidneys play a crucial role in filtering waste and excess fluid from the blood, which is then expelled from the body through urine. However, when the kidneys fail to function properly, dialysis becomes necessary to maintain bodily processes. Kidney failure, characterized by the kidneys operating at only less than 30% of their normal capacity, results in the accumulation of waste products in the blood, posing a risk of damage to other organs if left untreated. This damage can affect various organs, including the brain, heart, lungs, and abdomen, and if complications are left untreated, they can ultimately lead to death.
Home hemodialysis revolutionizes renal replacement therapy, delivering safe and efficient treatment in the comfort of patients’ homes. Its portable nature empowers individuals with kidney failure to maintain active lifestyles, fostering a smoother dialysis journey and enhancing overall quality of life.
This specialized approach marks a significant advancement, offering convenience and flexibility compared to traditional in-center dialysis treatments.
Increased Flexibility: Home dialysis allows for more time to engage in preferred activities. Patients can schedule treatments according to their convenience, offering flexibility for social engagements, work commitments, hobbies, or educational pursuits.
Reduced Travel Burden: By conducting dialysis at home, patients save time and expenses associated with traveling to the hospital.
Dietary Freedom: With more frequent treatments, patients may have greater dietary freedom, tailored to their individual needs.
Continuous Support: A nurse is accessible round-the-clock via phone, providing assistance whenever needed, ensuring continuous care and support.
Leveraging cutting-edge technology and extensive dialysis expertise, we lead the dialysis facilities in Abu Dhabi, providing comprehensive continuous care that streamlines the dialysis journey.
From vascular access insertion to the entire process, our services ensure a seamless experience within the comfort of your home, with on-call nursing support available for assistance and guidance as needed.
There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Our home hemodialysis services offer a comprehensive range of options to suit individual needs:
Short daily home hemodialysis: More frequent sessions, typically five to seven times weekly, each lasting about two hours, with comprehensive training ensuring effective management.
Nocturnal home hemodialysis: Sessions scheduled for six nights a week or every other night, lasting six to eight hours as advised, with extensive training ensuring proficient management.
Continuous cycler-assisted peritoneal dialysis (CCPD): Utilizing a cycler machine for nightly fluid exchanges and waste removal.
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD): Involving manual exchanges throughout the day, offering flexibility and continuous cleansing for peritoneal dialysis patients.
Hemodialysisutilizes a machine to remove waste and excess fluid from the bloodstream, returning purified blood to circulation free from any toxins or waste. This process requires a minor surgical intervention to establish a vascular access point, which is performed by our vascular surgeon before the first session and may need replacement once or twice annually. Sessions can be held at a dialysis center or in the patient’s home, usually lasting 3 to 5 hours and taking place three times a week.
Peritoneal dialysis makes use of the body’s peritoneum as a natural filter. Before commencing peritoneal dialysis, a catheter tube is surgically insertedby our general surgeon into your abdomen. Once treatment begins, a cleansing dialysis fluid flows into and out of your body through this tube. This approach provides flexibility, enabling fluid exchange either during the day or overnight.
Our home hemodialysis services offer a comprehensive range of options to suit individual needs:
Short daily home hemodialysis: More frequent sessions, typically five to seven times weekly, each lasting about two hours, with comprehensive training ensuring effective management.
Nocturnal home hemodialysis: Sessions scheduled for six nights a week or every other night, lasting six to eight hours as advised, with extensive training ensuring proficient management.
Continuous cycler-assisted peritoneal dialysis (CCPD): Utilizing a cycler machine for nightly fluid exchanges and waste removal.
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD): Involving manual exchanges throughout the day, offering flexibility and continuous cleansing for peritoneal dialysis patients.
Hemodialysisutilizes a machine to remove waste and excess fluid from the bloodstream, returning purified blood to circulation free from any toxins or waste. This process requires a minor surgical intervention to establish a vascular access point, which is performed by our vascular surgeon before the first session and may need replacement once or twice annually. Sessions can be held at a dialysis center or in the patient’s home, usually lasting 3 to 5 hours and taking place three times a week.
Peritoneal dialysis makes use of the body’s peritoneum as a natural filter. Before commencing peritoneal dialysis, a catheter tube is surgically insertedby our general surgeon into your abdomen. Once treatment begins, a cleansing dialysis fluid flows into and out of your body through this tube. This approach provides flexibility, enabling fluid exchange either during the day or overnight.
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Dialysis is typically required when the kidneys fail toeliminate waste products from the body, whether due to acute or chronic kidney failure. Medical indicators, including blood tests, kidney function tests, and urine tests, are used along with the doctor’s evaluation to determine if dialysis would be beneficial for the patient’s condition.
How long can a person be on dialysis?
Typically, individuals undergo dialysis sessions three times a week, with each session lasting for 3 to 5 hours. However, the frequency and duration of sessions may vary based on the patient’s medical condition. The physician assesses whether the patient requires only a few sessions or lifelong treatment based on the severity of kidney damage and chronicity of their conditions.
Is it painful to have dialysis?
In the initial session, a vascular surgeon inserts a device or vascular graft into your arm, typically under local anesthesia, to facilitate dialysis. Following this minor surgical procedure, patients undergo dialysis smoothly thereafter. The inserted device typically lasts for 6 months to a year before requiring replacement or adjustment.
Can kidneys start working again after dialysis?
In the event of an acute kidney problem, such as those arising from sudden occurrences like significant blood loss or prolonged dehydration, there’s a possibility of kidney recovery post-treatment and dialysis. However, if the kidneys are severely affected, they may not regain function even after dialysis.
Typically, kidney function begins to improve within weeks to months after addressing the underlying cause, necessitating dialysis until recovery. In cases of complete kidney failure, the sole treatment options include lifelong dialysis or kidney transplantation.
What is the cost of dialysis per day?
The cost varies based on factors such as the patient’s medical condition, the type of dialysis needed, and whether it’s their first dialysis session.
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