Dialysis removes the waste products and extra fluid which accumulate when kidney function has failed.
Dialysis also helps to normalize many of the chemical imbalances which accompany kidney failure.
A comprehensive medical evaluation by a Nephrologist is usually desirable prior to consultations with other medical and surgical specialists. Coordination of ongoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis during the course of these consultations is also extremely important. Patients, or physicians who feel that a chronic dialysis patient requires referral to another specialist, are encouraged to call the chronic dialysis center to arrange for the appropriate appointments and coordination of ongoing dialysis care.