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Nightime, Home Dialysis More Beneficial To Kidney Failure Patients Than Conventional Dialysis

Added: January 22, 2008 | Time 02:27 | Views: 281

In the U.S., most people with serious kidney disease must go to medical clinics three times a week to receive dialysis. That’s when a machine cleans their blood because their kidneys don’t do the job. But a new study says these patients would likely be better off doing their own dialysis at home while they sleep at night.

Topics: Sleep, Wellness

Tags: dialysis, home, jama report, kidney disease, kidney failure, medical clinics, nighttime, sleep

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