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What is dialysis?
Dialysis is a treatment for individuals whose kidneys are failing. There are two types of dialysis, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Dialysis treatment is done to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys stop working properly. It often involves diverting blood to a machine to be cleaned. This helps keep your fluids and electrolytes in balance when the kidneys can’t do their job.
Why is dialysis used?
Properly functioning kidneys prevent extra water, waste, and other impurities from accumulating in your body. They also help control blood pressure and regulate the levels of chemical elements in the blood. These elements may include sodium and potassium. Your kidneys even activate a form of vitamin D that improves the absorption of calcium.
When your kidneys can’t perform these functions due to disease or injury, dialysis can help keep the body running as normally as possible. Without dialysis, salts and other waste products will accumulate in the blood, poison the body, and damage other organs. Dialysis can help normal functioning of kidney but this is not a solution to kidney failure.
Who needs dialysis?
When a person with chronic kidney disease (CKD) reaches end stage renal disease (ESRD), also known as kidney failure, the kidneys are no longer functioning to filter and clean the blood the way healthy kidneys normally would. Without treatment, life-threatening waste and toxins will build up in the body. At this point, dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant is needed to prolong life.
How does dialysis work?
Dialysis works by filtering toxins, waste and fluid from your blood through a semipermeable membrane. The 2 types of dialysis, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, use different methods to filter blood. With hemodialysis, the filtering membrane is called a dialyzer and is inside a dialysis machine. Your blood is circulated through the dialysis machine and cleaned before being returned to your body. With peritoneal dialysis, the filtering membrane is the natural lining of your peritoneum or abdomen and blood never leaves your body. Both types of dialysis also use a dialysate solution in the filtering process to remove unwanted substances from your bloodstream.
How to book an Appointment?
Dr. Sonambekar Hospital is one of the best hospitals in Sangamner in which incorporated the facility of haemodialysis for the patients with ESRD requiring regular dialysis. For more information about our comprehensive treatment options, or to request an appointment at best hospital in Sangamner then call 02425-228080 / +91 9527328425 or Click on Book Appointment for online booking with your near hospital.