Home haemodialysis in the 1990s

Home haemodialysis in the 1990s.

haemodialysis in many countries [7]. This reduction in Rise and fall of home haemodialysis home haemodialysis has been attributed to the increased age and co-morbidity of patients now comHome haemodialysis has been utilized successfully in mencing long-term dialysis, but the number of low risk the treatment of end-stage renal failure (ESRF ) since patients beginning dialysis, who would have bee...

Paediatric home care in the 1990s.

Home haemodialysis in Malaysia.

A review of the home haemodialysis programme at the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, between 1977 and 1984 revealed that out of 194 patients accepted into the programme, 187 completed home training and continued haemodialysis at home, seven died before having started on the training programme. The majority of patients required less than four months to be trained; 107 patients performed dialysis ...

Home haemodialysis: trends in technology

Self management and home-based dialysis therapies offer the prospect of improved patient experience and outcomes. To allow more patients to realize these benefits requires changes in technology which focus on maximizing the ease and minimizing the burdens of undertaking home dialysis. These developments are underway.

Home Haemodialysis and Haemodiafiltration

There has been a resurgence in home haemodialysis over the last decade and interest in online haemodiafiltration in gaining momentum with advances in technology and the results of recent clinical trials. Both increasing haemodialysis frequency and treatment time have a number of potential benefits in improving dialysis efficiency and are ideally placed in the home setting. This chapter describe...