[명의] The lifeline of hemodialysis sufferers, the dialysis blood vessel

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2024-06-28 15:29:40

Reporter Park Yu-mi, picture by EBS

‘Myeong’, the blood vessel of life you need to find out about, the dialysis blood vessel episode might be broadcast on EBS1 at 9:55 pm on Friday, June twenty eighth.

The variety of continual kidney illness sufferers in Korea is approaching 300,000. It is a determine that has greater than doubled prior to now 10 years, that means that one in 10 adults over the age of 30 will undergo from continual kidney illness.

The illnesses that trigger continual kidney illness are diabetes and hypertension. These two illnesses, that are well-known to break blood vessels, also can injury the kidneys. If the kidneys lose their perform, there’s a crucial crossroads between dialysis and transplantation. Since transplantation requires a donor, it’s not attainable to obtain it if you wish to. Due to this fact, 80% of sufferers with end-stage kidney illness obtain hemodialysis.

When strolling down the road, you may simply see ‘Hemodialysis’ written on hospital indicators. The variety of sufferers receiving hemodialysis in Korea is 130,000. Sufferers should bear hemodialysis 3 times per week, lasting three to 4 hours at a time, for the remainder of their lives. What such sufferers have essentially the most hassle with is the ‘hemodialysis unit’ downside. What’s a ‘hemodialysis reactor’? What issues happen within the blood vessels carrying blood throughout dialysis?

EBS <명의> Within the episode ‘The Blood Vessels of Life You Ought to Know About, Dialysis Vascular Routes’, we find out about vascular dialysis routes, that are extraordinarily vital for hemodialysis sufferers, with Professor Tune Dan of vascular surgical procedure.

Regular every day life is not possible with out wholesome kidneys.

A 31-year-old girl has been receiving remedy on the nephrology division for six months. Her well being has worsened since then, and her signs have grow to be extra extreme in latest months, together with problem respiratory, vomiting, dysregulation of physique temperature and fast weight acquire. All of these signs appeared resulting from a decline in kidney perform, and finally, with the analysis of ‘continual kidney illness stage 5’, she had no alternative however to surrender the every day life she had taken with no consideration. Now she faces an vital alternative. She should reside on dialysis via hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, or obtain a kidney transplant via a donor. What alternative will she make?
Let’s look again on the significance of kidney well being that makes regular every day life attainable and find out about kidney perform and diagnostic standards for continual kidney illness.

Do you want a brand new blood vessel to obtain hemodialysis?

Dialysis can’t be administered via current blood vessels. For dialysis, new blood vessels should be created. That’s the ‘dialysis vascular route’. Professor Tune Dan of Vascular Surgical procedure says that dialysis blood vessels are a ‘lifeline’ for dialysis sufferers. That is the place the needle could be inserted when receiving dialysis. If an issue happens, dialysis is probably not attainable or problems could start right here, placing their lives in danger.
Dialysis blood vessels should be created via arteriovenous fistula surgical procedure, which connects arteries and veins, and relying on the affected person’s situation, autologous blood vessels or synthetic blood vessels are used. Let’s be taught extra in regards to the surgical procedure to create a dialysis vascular channel and increase our understanding of hemodialysis.

Are dialysis sufferers extra involved about their dialysis entry than the dialysis itself?

Hemodialysis is a remedy that requires endurance because it requires remedy 3 times per week, three to 4 occasions per session. Nevertheless, what sufferers really wrestle with and fear about isn’t boredom or inconvenience, however issues that come up within the dialysis vascular system. A wide range of issues can happen, together with dialysis blood vessels changing into blocked or bursting, and problems corresponding to irritation and an infection.
A person in his late 70s was delivered to the emergency room with a danger of sepsis resulting from a vascular an infection. One other man in his late 50s visited the hospital as a result of his fingertips have been sore and painful each time he obtained dialysis. A person in his early 40s was informed that his finger would must be amputated resulting from abduction syndrome. Sufferers who got here to Professor Tune Dan with numerous issues of their dialysis vascular entry. Professor Tune Dan sympathizes with the ache of sufferers dealing with harmful conditions and shortly and precisely treats them. We introduce Professor Tune Dan, who has devoted himself solely to the sector of dialysis vascular entry, whereas taking care of them with affection and friendliness.

EBS <명의>Let’s perceive why dialysis blood vessels are a lifeline for hemodialysis sufferers with Professor Tune Dan, a vascular surgeon who creates and repairs dialysis blood vessels for hemodialysis sufferers. EBS <명의> The episode titled ‘The Blood Vessel of Life You Ought to Know About, Dialysis Vessels’ will air on EBS 1TV at 9:55 PM on Friday, June twenty eighth.

Reporter Park Yu-mi, picture by EBS

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