How much hemodialysis is best?
Twelve hours of hemodialysis each week (say, threetreatments of four hours) is usually sufficient to cleanthe blood well enough to control your symptoms. It will also help to balance various substances in your body. However, it is does not come close to the function that normal kidneys perform. For example,even after you have a dialysis treatment, your serumcreatinine is still not the same as it would be with normal kidneys. Medical research studies are now providing evidence that some people may do better with more dialysis.However, there are some limitations to doing moredialysis: it takes more time from your week, and itcosts more money (for the healthcare system).Research is being done to find ways to provide more treatment options. For example, some dialysiscentres are trying to provide two-hour treatmentsevery day. Others are using eight or ten hour treatments every day (or every night) for some people(usually in their own home). Not all options are available in each centre. Clea
