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1. Dialysis - Types, effectiveness, side effects | National Kidney …
Link: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/dialysisinfo
Description: WEBHow it works. Types. Effectiveness. Side Effects. Additional Considerations. Preparing for Your Appointment. Resources. About Dialysis. Dialysis is a type of treatment that helps your body remove extra fluid and waste products …
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2. Dialysis: Types, How It Works, Procedure & Side Effects
Link: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/14618-dialysis
Description: WEBAug 18, 2021 · A note from Cleveland Clinic. Dialysis is a lifesaving treatment for people with kidney failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). You may stay on dialysis indefinitely or just until you can get a kidney transplant. There are different types of dialysis.
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3. Hemodialysis - Mayo Clinic
Link: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hemodialysis/about/pac-20384824
Description: WEBAug 5, 2023 · Hemodialysis (he-moe-die-AL-uh-sis) is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help you carry on an active life despite failing kidneys. With hemodialysis, you'll need to: Follow a strict treatment schedule. Take medications regularly. Make changes in your diet.
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4. Dialysis | What is Dialysis? | The Facts at a Glance
Link: https://www.freseniuskidneycare.com/treatment/dialysis
Description: WEBDialysis is a treatment for kidney failure that rids your body of unwanted toxins, waste products, and excess fluids by filtering your blood. When kidneys fail, your body may have difficulty cleaning your blood and keeping your system chemically balanced.
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5. Dialysis: Purpose, Types, Risks, and More - Healthline
Link: https://www.healthline.com/health/dialysis
Description: WEBApr 7, 2023 · Dialysis is a life-saving therapy that can replace the work of non-functioning kidneys. This may be due to acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, or other kidney issues.
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6. Hemodialysis - Definition, procedure, and types | National Kidney
Link: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/hemodialysis
Description: WEBHemodialysis is a procedure where a dialysis machine and a special filter called an artificial kidney, or a dialyzer, are used to clean your blood. To get your blood into the dialyzer, the doctor needs to make an access, or entrance, into your blood vessels.
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7. Hemodialysis: What It Is, Types & Procedure - Cleveland Clinic
Link: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/24472-hemodialysis
Description: WEBOverview. What is hemodialysis? Hemodialysis is a type of dialysis. If you have a condition that prevents your kidneys from working properly, dialysis does the work for them — it filters your blood to remove waste products and excess fluids. Common waste products include nitrogen waste (urea), muscle waste (creatinine) and acids.
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8. Hemodialysis - NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and …
Link: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/kidney-failure/hemodialysis
Description: WEBEnglish. Kidney Failure. What is Kidney Failure? Choosing a Treatment. Show child pages. Hemodialysis. Hide child pages. Eating & Nutrition for Hemodialysis. Peritoneal Dialysis. Show child pages. Kidney Transplant. Conservative Management. Eating Right. Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure. Hemodialysis. In this section:
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9. Key points: About Dialysis for Kidney Failure
Link: https://www.kidney.org/patients/peers/dialysis
Description: WEBWhen you are on dialysis, it is important for you to: Come to every dialysis treatment and stay for the entire treatment. Learn what you can do to keep as much kidney function as you have left - and do it! Do your part to help manage the complications of kidney disease and kidney failure. Heart and blood vessel problems.
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10. Dialysis | American Kidney Fund
Link: https://www.kidneyfund.org/treatments/dialysis
Description: WEBDialysis is a treatment to clean your blood when your kidneys are not able to. It helps your body remove waste and extra fluids in your blood. It does some of the work that your kidneys did when they were healthy. A healthy, working kidney can remove fluid and waste 24 hours a day. Dialysis can only do 10-15% of what a normal kidney does.
