How should the timing of injections be handled with patients on dialysis?
to optimize therapy for patients who require dialysis, the following guidelines for 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 • Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) patients should receive their injection in the morning after they have completed dialysis • Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients should receive their injection in the evening at the time of the overnight exchange.
