Hemodialysis

Dialysis technicians are more than caregivers, they are the indispensable link in the team that makes high-quality kidney care possible.

When he began his career as a dialysis technician, he was just a “victim of circumstances,” with no marketable medical skills and in need of a civilian job, according to Danilo B. Concepcion, CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF.

Expanded hemodialysis led to higher albumin loss for patients on chronic dialysis vs. hemodiafiltration, but did not affect pre-dialysis serum albumin levels, according to study data.

Peritoneal dialysis is safe for patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, with no added risk associated with larger organ volumes, according to study data.

Since its development in the mid-20th century, maintenance hemodialysis has revolutionized the treatment of end-stage kidney disease, transforming it from an untreatable diagnosis into a manageable chronic condition.

Improving outcomes for patients requiring kidney replacement therapy remains one of the most complex and persistent challenges in modern medicine.

Hemodiafiltration goes a step beyond hemodialysis to improve outcomes in kidney disease. But while the technology is becoming a global benchmark, it is not the norm for U.S. health care.

Hemodialysis machines have low recycling potential and may contribute to waste when no longer in use, according to a study of machines with the largest market shares.

Prophylactic antibiotic use before tunneled cuffed catheter insertion was not linked to a lower rate of early hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infections, a study found.

Intradialytic parenteral nutrition is safe and effective for improving serum albumin levels for patients with end-stage kidney disease on in-center hemodialysis, according to study data.