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There's no machine, it's a bag setup with a drain bag and dialysate bag (think huge IV fluid bag) that hangs from a pole. They are connected by tubing. There is a port on the patients abdomen that is connected (sterile) to the PD infusion/transfer set. What was previously instilled in the last transfer is first drained out into the drain bag. Then that is clamped and the new dialysate is unclamped and instilled into the abdomen. That sits and dialysis occurs within the abdominal cavity for a prescribed period of time. The the process is repeated.
There's no machine it's a bag setup with a drain bag and dialysate bag (think huge IV fluid bag) that hangs from a pole. They are connected by tubing. There is a port on the patients abdomen that is connected (sterile) to the PD infusion/transfer set. What was previously instilled in the last transfer is first drained out into the drain bag. Then that is clamped and the new dialysate is unclamped and instilled into the abdomen. That sits and dialysis occurs within the abdominal cavity for a prescribed period of time. The the process is repeated.[/quote']Not true, this is the simplest way to do to it. But many patients she a machine called a cycler that runs for many hours and uses several different bags of dialysate which the machine changes, instills, and drains on it's own, usually while the patient is asleep overnight.
There's no machine, it's a bag setup with a drain bag and dialysate bag (think huge IV fluid bag) that hangs from a pole. They are connected by tubing. There is a port on the patients abdomen that is connected (sterile) to the PD infusion/transfer set. What was previously instilled in the last transfer is first drained out into the drain bag. Then that is clamped and the new dialysate is unclamped and instilled into the abdomen. That sits and dialysis occurs within the abdominal cavity for a prescribed period of time. The the process is repeated.
I've only seen peritoneal dialysis once in the home and there definitely was a machine. It was GIANT. There were separate bags for the dialysate and drainage and the machine cycled over the course of an hour. This was on an infant. It infused the dialysate over a prescribed amount of time, let it dwell for a certain amount of time and then drained it over a set amount of time. The baby got, I believe, 12 cycles over the course of 12 hrs overnight. The mom had to set it up and start the machine but then it did all the work overnight.
ktenor
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I have never seen a peritoneal dialysis machine. I was wondering for a patient that chose to do it sleeping--how does the bag of fluid lower to drain the toxins etc. I thought they can do it in the comfort of their own home. Just curious if that systems can do the lowering on its own.
Thank you!