Home Dialysis And High Creatinine Levels

As interest in home dialysis as a treatment option for chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to increase, I often get questions from concerned patients about what it takes to be a successful candidate for home dialysis.

Patients who are considering home dialysis should know how this treatment can affect their living spaces. Some types of home dialysis require a dedicated place to perform treatments. If you do peritoneal dialysis (PD) at night, you can sleep in your own bed. If you choose home hemodialysis (HHD), you will need an appropriate chair. PD does not require a special chair.

Space is also needed for equipment and supplies. Different types of home dialysis require different equipment and supplies, so it’s important to talk about the different options with the healthcare team.

Most importantly, patients should set things up in a way that is easiest and most comfortable for them. Envision what you see yourself doing when you dialyze and then find a way to incorporate your equipment and supplies into that vision. Maybe you have a great view from inside your home and want to look out the window, or maybe you want to watch television—every patient is unique, so make sure you find a solution that fits you.

Dialysis is usually used to help kidney disease patients lower high creatinine levels. But the fact is that dialysis is unable to treat any kinds of kidney diseases, the best way to lower high creatinine is to recover kidney function and make kidneys go back to their operating post.

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