How should the timing of injections be handled with CRI patients on dialysis?
To optimize therapy for CRI patients who require dialysis, the following guidelines for an injection schedule are recommended: • Hemodialysis patients should receive their injection at night, just prior to going to sleep or at least 3 to 4 hours after hemodialysis. This helps to prevent the GH injection from causing a hematoma due to heparin exposure during dialysis • Chronic cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) patients should receive their injection in the morning after they have completed dialysis • Chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients should receive their injection in the evening at the time of the overnight exchange.
