Dialysis is an apparatus-based method for the treatment of certain diseases or symptoms in which the body’s kidneys are unable to perform their work adequately or at all, or in which the patient no longer has a kidney. In principle, in all variants of dialysis, all the patient’s blood is passed through a kind of … Dialysis
Functionality In general, extracorporeal dialysis taking place outside the body can be distinguished from intracorporeal dialysis taking place inside the body. Most cases involve extracorporeal treatment. Here, the patient is connected to the external dialysis machine, which then performs the blood washing. There are several technical principles for washing the blood. Common to all methods … Functionality | Dialysis
Implementation The point at which a patient has inadequate kidney function and is therefore subject to dialysis is determined on the basis of the patient’s clinical picture together with certain laboratory values. One value that is well related to kidney function is creatinine. Nevertheless, an increase in this value is not sufficient to definitely justify … Implementation | Dialysis
Complications All in all, dialysis is a safe medical procedure with few complications. The most vulnerable component in dialysis therapy is the shunt. As with all invasive procedures, there is a certain basic risk that an infection will spread, which in the worst case can lead to sepsis. However, this risk is extremely low. It … Complications | Dialysis
