Grande International Hospital Hemodialysis Service
 

Hemodialysis
• Treatment is done to filter wastes and water from blood, as kidneys do when they were healthy.
• Helps control blood pressure and balance important minerals, such as potassium, sodium, and calcium, in your blood.
• Helps a patient to feel better and live longer, but it’s not a cure for kidney failure.

What happens during Hemodialysis?
• During hemodialysis, your blood goes through a filter, called a dialyzer, outside your body. A dialyzer is also called an “artificial kidney.”
• At the start of a hemodialysis treatment, a dialysis nurse or technician places two needles into your arm. You may prefer to put in your own needles after you’re trained by your health care team.
• A numbing cream or spray can be used if piercing the needles bothers you. Each needle is attached to a soft tube connected to the dialysis machine, which pumps the blood through the dialyzer to remove the wastes and excessive fluid from the patient’s body.
•Usually, patients need to undergo hemodialysis twice or thrice a week to sustain life and hemodialysis session lasts approximately four hours.