Home Dialysis Central update
[Vol.2, No.5, May 27, 2005]
Home Dialysis Central is your one-stop source for PD and home hemo info & support. Order our FREE POSTCARDS and give them to your CKD patients, home patients, and in-center patients!
Visit our NEW "Virtual Dialysis Museum"
Never seen a Kolff dialyzer? Wondering what the first PD cycler looked like? (Hint: it used a 40-liter glass bottle!) See for yourself in our new virtual museum. Photos and most descriptions courtesy of Baxter Renal Care.
Topic of the month: low-volume PD
If you run into a temporary snag with PD, short-term hemo with a catheter is not always the only option. Several small studies have shown that low-volume recumbant-only (LVRO) PD can safely be used for short periods of time. Find out how it works.
Innovative papers in home dialysis
Each year, tens of thousands of new medical journal articles are published—and some of these change the way we think about kidney disease and its treatment with PD or home hemo. We've added a new feature: weekly summaries of key papers, with commentary—coordinated by Dr. Todd S. Ing. Read them now!
Pets and PD?
When her kidneys failed at 24 due to type 1 diabetes, Lisa wasn't about to give up her pet "Boo-Boo Kitty," whom she'd had since she was 15. Read her story!
Will my home hemodialysis be paid for if I travel?
Click here to learn the answers to this & other questions about Medicare payment for PD and home hemo.
Read all about it!
Review home dialysis-related news, courtesy of Nephrology News & Issues. This week's stories include:
- Aksys CEO cites growth drivers at annual meeting
- Hypnosis used to aid needle fear & pain on dialysis
- Employee turnover concerns dialysis patients
- Medicare releases '04 dialysis quality data
Featured link
Aksys, Ltd., a pioneer in innovative dialysis systems, contributed $50,000 to the American Kidney Fund to create the Rountree Memorial Fund for Home Hemodialysis Patients—which provides support to help with the costs of plumbing and wiring needed for home hemo.
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