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(also known as Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis)
In medicine, dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy which is used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function due to renal failure. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Dialysis | 180 |
96% |
| Polycystic Kidney Disea... | 23 |
96% |
| Renal Cell Carcinoma (K... | 8 |
88% |
| Organ Transplants | 5 |
100% |
| Alport Syndrome | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 95% (222
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Dialysis Reviews
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dialysis seems to be working fine, except for the numerous surgeries required for a permanent access.
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can't keep food down getting weaker and weaker
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I do Medical Billing......I work for Medicare.....
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She has had 6 stents in her arm = her veins and arteries are really bad, she had DVT pre-kidney disease.
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Working fairly well with minimal complications. As long as I watch my fluid intake, I am just fine.
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PD - almost died on it. Write if you're concerned.
Hemo worked as advertised.
Hemo worked as advertised.
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Did dialysis for 4hrs a day/3x per week, for six weeks. By the grace of God my kidneys started funcioning again. I haven't had a problem since.
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both hemo worked best for me in and out of hosputal
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Still pretty new to this but so far so good.
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Generally, it's "okay". Usually, I don't even slow down...I leave dialysis and go on with whatever I had planned to do. There are days of exception when there are episodes of cramping and/or dropping blood pressure. To say the least, on those occasions, I feel like death warmed over. BUT, hemodialysis seems to be working.
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Peritoneal Dialysis
Generally the use of peritoneal dialysis is done in conjunction with ascites ONLY when the patient is in end stage renal failure. Which as we know is... [More] -
Peritoneal Dialysis
Found this....... PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS AND ASCITES: PRACTIC... [More] -
Peritoneal Dialysis
I'm heading out the door but, I wanted to suggest that you so a search of 'Peritoneal Dialysis in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites.' I came across many... [More] -
Peritoneal Dialysis
Hey, It looks like it is just for dialysis, not for draining of ascites fluid. This is from wikipedia, there is no mention of ascites of liver pro... [More] -
Peritoneal Dialysis
Has anyone ever heard of or had a drain put in (peritoneal dialysis) to deal with ascites? [More]
