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Over the last 30 years of dialyzing millions of patients with chronic kidney disease, it is clear that "more is better". Patients who receive more dialysis feel better than patients who get less. In addition it is clear that patients who take control of their own treatments do better than those who simply passively submit to whatever they are told to do.
Daily Nocturnal Hemodialysis (DNHD) is a realistic and effective way to do more dialysis, to allow patients to control their own treatments and to regain control of their own lives. Since 1998, the Rubin Dialysis Center has offered chronic kidney failure patients the opportunity to be hemodialyzed at home, at night, while they sleep. Our DNHD patients are dialyzed 6 nights a week, for 7-8 hours per night. While they sleep, they are remotely monitored over the Internet by specially trained technicians at our Saratoga Springs Center.
Our patients receive twice as much dialysis as our conventional in-center patients. As a result, they feel much better. In fact, many say they feel "normal". When was the last time a conventional dialysis patient could say that? DNHD patients have no restrictions on fluids or diet. They wake up feeling rested and energetic. They think more clearly. Their appetites improve. Many return to work or school, because they feel so much better. They need fewer medications to control blood pressure and to prevent anemia. Most require few if any medications to control phosphorus in their blood. In fact we often have to encourage our patients to eat more cheese and milk products.
Nothing is as good as having your own kidneys, but daily nocturnal hemodialysis may be the next best alternative.
Please pursue inquires to either
Shari Meola, RN, CNN, Clinical Services Coordinator or
Dr. Christopher Hoy, DNHD Program Director
at 518-587-1919
webmaster@lergraphics.com