Hemodialysis is an important method to treat uremia, and effective
hemodialysis can improve the prognosis of the patients and their quality of
life.
Overall, with the technology and the application of various inspection
equipments advancing, hemodialysis is quite safe. However, some complications
would occur during the process of hemodialysis, which include:
1. cardiovascular events
Hypotension, hypertension, angina, MI(myocardial infarction), stroke, cardiac
failure and cardiac hypertrophy can happen.
2. aggravation of anemia
In general, hemodialysis can improve anemia caused by kidney disease, but
slight loss of blood is inevitable every time patients go through hemodialysis.
In the long run, patients would lack iron in their bodies, resulting in
anemia.
3. infections
Many patients undergoing hemodialysis choose vein catheterization, which can
cause breeding of pathogens. As patients with uremia possess a lower immune
resistance, they are more likely to develop infection. What’s more, because the
hemodialysis devices are used by many patients, HBV(hepatitis B virus) and
HCV(hepatitis C virus) could be spread to the patients who share the same
device.
4. haemorrhage
During the process of hemodialysis, anticoagulant therapy is usually needed
to avoid cruor. But if too much anticoagulant is used, heamorrhage would happen,
which potentially threatens the patients’ lives.
5. other complications
Allergic reactions would occur during hemodialysis process, whose
manifestations include pruritus, rash, declining blood pressure.
For patients who just start hemodialysis, they can develop dialysis
disequilibrium syndrome, including symptoms like headache, nausea and vomit.
In Shijiazhuang kidney disease hospital, China, some distinctive treatment
methods, including Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy and Immunotherapy are used
to treat uremia, which have helped many kidney patients reduce the hemodialysis
frequency, and even get rid of dialysis once and for all for some kidney
patients. If you are interested, you can consult our online experts or leave a
message on our website.
