Hemodialysis in the home.
Hemodialysis can be performed safely and satisfactorily in the home. It is the method of choice for long-term maintence dialysis in properly selected patients and offers an excellent opportunity for porlonged survival and rehabilitation. Minimal criteria include the availability of an assistant, suitable physical facilities, appropriate age, adequate intellectual capacity and the potential for rehabilitation.
D000367:Age Factors; D005380:Financing, Government; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial