MedCity News March 10, 2025
When home dialysis is done right, care partners quickly discover they are becoming an integral part of the process as engaged, informed participants rather than uninformed outside observers. By knowing more, care partners can worry a lot less.
End stage kidney disease is a life-changing diagnosis, and among the many disruptions it brings is dialysis. The blood-cleansing process is complex, expensive, and time-consuming. It usually requires long rides to a clinic on a set schedule of three four-hour treatments every week. A growing number of patients, however, are opting to seize control of the process and bring dialysis into their own homes.
Home hemodialysis can improve patients’ length and quality of life, including the ability to maintain employment and enjoy...