How Do You Use A Dialysis Machine?
A dialysis machine is a mechanism that filters the blood of a patient to remove waste products and excess water when the patient has no more kidneys, or if the kidneys are dysfunctional or damaged. The procedure is as follows: • Blood is extracted through an arterio-venous fistula, a specially formed vein in the forearm. The blood is taken to the plastic tubing of the dialysis machine. • The dialysis machine is similar to an artificial kidney. It has plastic tubes that transport the removed blood to the dialyser for filtering. • From the dialyser, saline solution is diffused with the blood, which is now called dialysate. • The dialysate is processed through filtration. As soon as the process is completed, the clean blood is put back to the patient. Impurities now have been removed leaving only clean blood. • If the dialysis will be done at a special dialysis clinic, don’t be late in coming. Most sessions last for about four hours for once or thrice a week depending on the need of the p
