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Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply dialysis, is a process of filtering the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. This type of dialysis achieves the extracorporeal removal of waste products such as creatinine and urea and free water from the blood when the kidneys are in a state of kidney failure.
ERA publishes two journals: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: an international basic science and clinical renal journal (NDT) [3] and Clinical Kidney Journal: Clinical and Translational Nephrology (CKJ, open access). [4] Since its founding, ERA has organised an annual Congress, with the Proceedings as its first scientific publication.
The Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal. It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association. It is abstracted and indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE/Index Medicus.
Schematic of semipermeable membrane during hemodialysis, where blood is red, dialysing fluid is blue, and the membrane is yellow. Kidney dialysis (from Greek διάλυσις, dialysis, 'dissolution'; from διά, dia, 'through', and λύσις, lysis, 'loosening or splitting') is the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer ...
Renal replacement therapy includes dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis), hemofiltration, and hemodiafiltration, which are various ways of filtration of blood with or without machines. Renal replacement therapy also includes kidney transplantation , which is the ultimate form of replacement in that the old kidney is replaced by a donor ...
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome is a reason why hemodialysis initiation should be done gradually, i.e. it is a reason why the first few dialysis sessions are shorter and less aggressive than the typical dialysis treatment for end-stage renal disease patients. [citation needed]
Dialysis may refer to: Dialysis (chemistry) , a process of separating molecules in solution Electrodialysis , used to transport salt ions from one solution to another through an ion-exchange membrane under the influence of an applied electric potential.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a type of dialysis that uses the peritoneum in a person's abdomen as the membrane through which fluid and dissolved substances are exchanged with the blood. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is used to remove excess fluid, correct electrolyte problems , and remove toxins in those with kidney failure . [ 3 ]