Dialysis

The removal of toxic waste and excess water from the blood is called Dialysis. It is of two types – Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis. Hemodialysis involves drawing the blood from a vein in the body and passing it through a ‘Dialyser’ which is an Artificial Kidney which cleans the blood, and then sending the blood back to the body through the vein. Hemodialysis can be done at home, in hospitals, in clinics, or even in special ambulances. The treatment given at medical facilities like hospitals, clinics, or dialysis centres is called In-Centre Dialysis.

Many people have a misconception that patients on dialysis have short, sedentary, and unproductive lives. These days, with good quality dialysis treatments, patients can live for decades.