Experience of dialysis unit of the teodoro maldonado carbo hospital in replacement and renal sustitution

Abstract

Renal replacement therapies that patients with stage V chronic kidney disease can access are hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation. In the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital, the Chronic and Acute Hemodialysis area to offered in the chronic area is an exclusive for management of patients with criteria for inclusion and maintenance in renal replacement therapy. There fore which includes triweekly hemodialysis after the evaluation of the corresponding specialist to determine the most suitable and individualized dialysis therapy for each patient according to the comorbidities that they present and are found in the comprehensive evaluation of the patient. When a patient does not meet the criteria for continuity in hemodialysis, the peritoneal dialysis technique is offered to him and he is referred to the assigned external provider, since at the moment the dialysis modality is not within the service portfolio.