Whether you’re an active person who can’t take time off from your job or the caregiver of someone with kidney failure in Santa Fe, you know that life isn’t easy when your kidneys aren’t working at full capacity. Patients in Santa Fe who suffer from kidney disease have been able to receive hemodialysis treatment right in their own homes, but only if they have the right equipment and regular access to it.
Traditional Hemodialysis
For many years, the only option for hemodialysis access was a permanent catheter inserted into the body. The catheter would be surgically placed below or on top of the rib cage and threaded through a large vein to one of the larger blood vessels near your heart. The catheters can fail at any time, and patients need to have them replaced periodically. In cases where a patient cannot undergo surgery or does not have access to it, long-term dialysis is usually not an option.
Home Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis is the most common way to treat kidney failure. In hemodialysis, a machine filters wastes, salts, and fluid from the blood. Kidney patients in Santa Fe have more treatment options with new hemodialysis access.
Nocturnal Hemodialysis
Santa Fe residents who suffer from kidney failure now have more options when it comes to their treatment. The only nighttime hemodialysis access center in the area, NM Nocturnal Hemo, is now open for business. Offering assistance to those who work or go to school during the day and need assistance starting at 5 pm until 8 am, NM Nocturnal Hemo offers a variety of services. Residents can either come into the center or they can get home dialysis through a machine that is delivered by ambulance.
