Dialysis

Dialysis is a blood purification procedure that takes over the work of the kidneys when they no longer function adequately. The most common form is haemodialysis, in which the blood is cleaned in a dialysis centre, usually three times a week for several hours at a time. For many patients this means six journeys a week — over months or years.

Also called: Blood purification · Haemodialysis · Kidney replacement therapy · Peritoneal dialysis · PD

Anyone who has to go to haemodialysis three times a week has six journeys a week — there and back. After treatment, many people feel tired and weak, and some have circulatory problems. Driving themselves or getting home by public transport is then often no longer reasonable.

For such recurring journeys, a fixed routine is crucial: the same weekdays, the same times, and the same drivers wherever possible. Mobimed therefore sets up dialysis transport as a fixed series. You or the dialysis unit provide the appointments once; changes are reported by phone. Transport is seated, in a wheelchair or — if necessary — lying down.

Dialysis does not only affect the person who is ill. Many relatives organise appointments, accompany them to examinations and step in when something goes wrong. When the journeys are reliably organised, this noticeably relieves the whole family.

A fixed contact person and a clear procedure for changes are helpful: who reports it when a treatment is postponed, when a hospital stay intervenes or when the dialysis unit’s times change? With a fixed series and a short phone call, this can usually be handled without fuss.