Chronic Hemodialysis patients come to an outpatient facility three times a week to have their blood, normally cleaned by the kidneys, cleaned by a dialysis machine instead. The treatment lasts four to five hours. The patient receives a total of 156 dialysis treatment per year. During the last 23 years, more than 550 patients have been hemodialyzed in the Pediatric Dialysis Unit. Peritoneal Dialysis treatment is introduced for patients and family members to continue dialysis at home.
Patients come to the clinic at least every six weeks for a check-up.
The treatment allows children that live a distance from the unit to be treated for E.S.R.D. as well as attend school and other functions to maintain a normal life. While sleeping, a patient receives treatment all night long. There have been 200 patients placed on chronic peritoneal dialysis during the past 25 years.