“How many times a week do you have to undergo dialysis?”
My father is suffering from a end stage kidney disease, and we are convincing him to undergo dialysis. How many times a week will he have to undergo the procedure? Is it painful?
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3 times per week. Dialysis by itself is not a painful procedure, but inserting the needles could be painful.
This depends on the particular mode of dialysis you are on. In-center hemodialysis is generally done 3 times/week (though I have at times treated patients 1 or 2 times per week under special circumstances. Home peritoneal dialysis is done daily. Home hemodialysis is done 6 or 7 days per week. Studies have shown that patients do best with more frequent dialysis, which makes sense because normal human kidneys work 7 days per week. With dialysis, the closer you get to normal physiology the better
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In center hemodialysis is usually done three times a week for about 4 hours each session.
It is not painful but can be uncomfortable as patients are in a recliner and unable to get up and walk around while having the treatment.
It is not painful but can be uncomfortable as patients are in a recliner and unable to get up and walk around while having the treatment.
No dialysis isn't painful. However it is process of cleaning blood of waste product and electrolytes and also removing fluids. The experience can vary from person to person. How many times a week and how long will depend on the residual kidney function. Usually we tend to do three times a week and average of 4 hours each time but it can be less or longer depending on pts weight and residual kidney function.
Dialysis schedule is 3 times a week. Some elderly people may feel fatigued after the procedure, but it is a lifesaving treatment.
3 times a week. It is painless.
