Dialysis Q&A

Davita dialysis center has a class called Kidney Smart. Once your doctor sees dialysis in your near future you should go to a class and learn all of the different options out there for dialysis. There are 2 main options available to you Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) starts with having a catheter surgically inserted into the abdomen. Bags of dialysate fluid are infused into the abdomen (peritoneal cavity) through the catheter (takes about 30 minutes) and left to capture toxins and waste products that leach out of the blood vessels in your abdomen over a period of time, called dwell time, usually 4-6 hours. After your dwell time, the fluid is then drained and disposed of. This procedure, called an exchange is done 3-4 times a day, every day.
There is a second option called Nocturnal Peritoneal Dialysis. NPD is done while you sleep and takes about 9 hours to complete. You get a machine called a Cycler that fills your abdomen with dialysate fluid sl…
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) starts with having a catheter surgically inserted into the abdomen. Bags of dialysate fluid are infused into the abdomen (peritoneal cavity) through the catheter (takes about 30 minutes) and left to capture toxins and waste products that leach out of the blood vessels in your abdomen over a period of time, called dwell time, usually 4-6 hours. After your dwell time, the fluid is then drained and disposed of. This procedure, called an exchange is done 3-4 times a day, every day.
There is a second option called Nocturnal Peritoneal Dialysis. NPD is done while you sleep and takes about 9 hours to complete. You get a machine called a Cycler that fills your abdomen with dialysate fluid sl…