Home Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis is a process of cleaning and filtering the blood using a dialysis machine (a “man made kidney”). For people with renal failure, dialysis is lifesaving. (This posting will only discuss hemodialysis. Peritoneal dialysis is another form of dialysis that works equally well.)
Previously, hemodialysis was only performed in dialysis centers. Typically, dialysis centers are large rooms with thirty or more dialysis machines, nurse, technicians, doctors, and other staff. In the…
