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Home hemodialysis
Together with your renal care center, B. Braun offers you the option of carrying out hemodialysis independently in your own home. Your attending renal care center will continue to be your advisor and dedicated contact person for all health matters.
With home hemodialysis, patients carry out dialysis treatments at home instead of needing to travel to a renal care center. They get responsibility of performing their treatments based on prescribed treatment regime on their own or with a dialysis care partner. The attending physician remains responsible for prescription and medication, and will see patients at regular intervals in the center. A fully equipped dialysis station is set up at home in a most suitable room and maintained regularly. The supplies needed for treatments are delivered at defined schedules into patients homes.
Thanks to technical advances, home dialysis is suitable for a growing numbers of patients. Many patients meet the prerequisites for home dialysis: patients need to be in a stable state of health, with a well-functioning vascular access, and must have the dexterity and technical skills to carry out the procedure safely. In addition to meeting the medical criteria, there needs to be adequate space for a fully equipped treatment station and storage space for the necessary disposables.
Before home hemodialysis starts, individual training courses prepare the patient and the care partner for the treatment: This includes how to operate the dialysis machine, document the procedure, and also cannulate the vascular access. The training intensity and duration can be individually adapted to the personal needs of each patient until they feel "ready-to-go-home".
"One of the reasons I very much prefer doing my dialysis at home is that it really gives me freedom and gives me time for the things I love." - Francie, South Africa
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