What is Dialysis?
Dialysis is a treatment that cleans waste products out of the blood once your kidneys no longer can. Through dialysis, you can live a long and high quality life.
Types of Dialysis
There are three types of dialysis: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and hemodiafiltration.
Hemodialysis can be performed in a dialysis center or in your home.
Peritoneal dialysis is performed in your home.
Hemodiafiltration (HDF) is a type of dialysis that cleans the blood using two cleaning processes: diffusion and convection. Standard hemodialysis mainly relies on diffusion alone. Diffusion and convection remove waste in different ways. Diffusion helps remove smaller waste products, while convection helps move larger waste substances out of the blood. Using both processes allows for a broader range of waste removal during treatment.
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