Re: HDF @ Home

Posted by Chris Bates on
URL: http://art-forum.84.s1.nabble.com/HDF-Home-tp2044p2045.html

Hi Matt,
We only started home dialysis 11 years ago and have always done HDF on Fresenius 5008S.

Before starting, I spoke to a German Fresenius development engineer who also dialyses at home on HDF; he saw no need to be concerned.
No additional precautions were deemed necessary.

Hardness sampled by the patient regularly, shedloads of carbon filtration and 6 monthly RO water ubio and chem samples.

Initially four of our most dependable patients took HDF fluid samples monthly for us. We only had about 4 results >1 cfu, all were under 5. Each of those >1 the patient had been unsure that they had done the sampling properly.

As a result, and as there are 2 levels of ultrafiltration, we don't do any HDF or dialysis fluid samples. We also stopped doing these samples in our units too.

Chris