Home Dialysis Central
...everything you need to know about doing dialysis at home.
Life@Home: our original articles about PD
Dialysis and dental health: What you need to know
Keeping a healthy smile when you have kidney failure can take some extra effort. The type of treatment you choose can affect the health of your teeth and gums. In turn, your oral health can have an impact on the rest of your body. More »
Hernias and peritoneal dialysis: What you need to know
If you were to think of your abdominal wall, you might picture a solid sheet of muscle. Sometimes there is a small tear that can let the inner lining of your abdomen push through. This tear is a hernia. Hernias can occur more often if you do PD. More »
Saying yes to PD: Separating myth from fact
Is it possible to do PD if you can only use one arm? If you're blind? You can't hear? What if you have a hernia? If you're 87 years old? A transplant failed? The answer to all of these (and more!) is YES. More »
Leaving on a jet plane: Flying with a PD cycler or NxStage System One
Travel brings you new vistas and broadens your world. When you choose home dialysis, you can travel without having treatments at a center you don't know—and you can choose your own schedule, too. More »
Tailoring automated PD to your life
APD has grown each year since it began in the 1980s, in part because it lets you adapt your treatment to your life. With days free, you can keep a job, care for children, do chores, or stay active in other ways. PD has fewer diet and fluid limits than standard in-center hemodialysis. More »
The Peritoneal Equilibrium Test for PD: What, why, and how
How do you know which type of PD is best suited to your body? A PET can tell you. Done at the end of training (or end of your first month of PD), the PET can suggest how long PD fluid should stay in your belly for the best results. More »
To sleep, perchance to dream—with home dialysis
Playwright Thomas Dekker once said, "Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together." He was right: studies of people on dialysis show that people who sleep better tend to live longer. Home dialysis improves the sleep of many—and we'll share some sleep tips in this article. More »
Peritoneal dialysis Q&A
Will a PD catheter set off an airport metal detector? Can you be intimate with your partner while using a PD cycler? Will your hair grow back in if it's been falling out? We've found the answers to some tricky PD questions, so look no further! More »
Changes to Medicare rules can improve dialysis care
Home dialysis is underused in the United States. A new Medicare rule-change now requires clinics to tell people on dialysis about all of their treatment options. This includes education about the benefits of home dialysis—and where to find it. More »
What is an ejection fraction, and what does it mean to you?
The ejection fraction is a measure that should be 'computed' into decisions about the right blood volume for a patient on dialysis. But what is it, and what does it mean? More »
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