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2. Home hemodialysis - Wikipedia

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   Introducing dialysis into the home will impact everyone in the home, for good and bad. Space is needed for the dialysis machine and supplies. One may face increased utility costs. (Some utilities have accommodations available) Supply management may require time during business hours e.g. to receive deliveries, to drop off blood draws.

3. Hemodialysis - Wikipedia

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   Hemodialysis. 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.

4. Kidney dialysis - Wikipedia

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   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 perform these functions naturally. This is referred to as renal replacement therapy.

5. Home medical devices pose risks for Medicare ... - AOL

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   Although Medicare covers 80% of the cost of the device, it doesn’t necessarily cover the product’s related costs. For instance, home medical devices often require a broadband internet ...

6. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Artificial kidney - Wikipedia

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   In 1980, 9.7% of the dialysis population was on home hemodialysis but by 1987 the proportion had dropped to 3.6%. [9] According to a 2011 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States of America has the second-highest rate of dialysis among advanced countries after Japan.