C A P D - Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
PD benefits in brief:
- Portable - take it with you
- Flexible - choose treatment times that suit your schedule
- Saves time - make fewer trips to the clinic
- Easy - learn it in a week or two
- No needles - avoid needle sticks
- Fewer limits - eat a more flexible diet.
Home Dialysis
Home Dialysis benefits in brief:
- Flexible - plan your own schedule
- Quality - get more dialysis to feel better
- Control - eat, drink, and have visitors during treatments
- Access - lasts longest when you put in your own needles
- Less restrictive - easier diet
- Time - fewer trips to the clinic
- Longer life - survival may be about the same as deceased donor transplant (3 times better than standard in-center HD).
Nocturnal home HD
Nocturnal home Haemo Dialysis benefits in brief:
- Convenient - have your days free
- Quality - get 2–5 times as much dialysis
- Gentle - easy on your heart
- Feel better - more energy, libido, and appetite
- Less restrictive - easier diet, fewer drugs
- Time - fewer trips to the clinic
- Longer life - survival may be about the same as deceased donor transplant (3 times better than standard in-center Haemo Dialysis).
Real Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Types of Dialysis
The intention of this article is to highlight the real advantages and disadvantages, from a patient's point of view, of the 3 types of dialysis.