Safer and healthier for chronic kidney disease patients
Taichung,
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“About 12% of Taiwanese, or approximately 2.86 million people, have chronic kidney disease, and of these, more than 80,000 patients have progressed to end-stage renal disease requiring regular hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. and 90% choose the former,” the professor said.
Professor Hwang further added, “The feeling of fatigue after hemodialysis is caused by an imbalance between ultrafiltration and osmotic pressure.Hemodialysis at a medical facility takes four hours, and the excess energy accumulated in the patient’s body is “Rapid dehydration is necessary to remove water and uremic toxins, leading to dramatic changes.” Patients usually experience severe fatigue and require significant rest. ”
Regarding HHD safety, patients undergo an 8- to 12-week training program that includes establishing vascular access punctures, operating and troubleshooting hemodialysis machines, monitoring blood pressure and pulse, recording nursing reports, emergency evacuation, medical care, and more. must be completed. Waste management and maintenance of dialysis RO water quality. You must also pass a final independent operation test before you can perform independent operation at home.
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