Dialysis/ESRD Care | Orlando, FL | Central Florida Kidney

Dialysis/End Stage Renal Disease

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At Central Florida Kidney Specialists, we provide expert care for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and those requiring dialysis. Serving patients across Central Florida with 13 convenient locations, our experienced team is dedicated to managing kidney conditions and improving quality of life through comprehensive, personalized treatment plans.

Dialysis: What You Need to Know:

Dialysis is a renal replacement therapy that does some of the things healthy kidneys do. It is needed when your own kidneys can no longer take care of your body’s needs. When your kidneys fail, dialysis treatment keeps your body in balance by:

Removing waste, salt and extra water to prevent them from building up in the body.
Maintaining a safe level of certain chemicals in your blood, such as potassium, sodium, and bicarbonate.
Helping to control blood pressure.

The kidney specialists at Central Florida Kidney Specialists (CFLKS) are involved in the care of dialysis patients at more than 35 dialysis units in the Central Florida area. Our nephrologists are responsible for the management of people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who receive hemodialysis treatments including:

In-Center Dialysis
Home Dialysis:

Types of Dialysis Central Florida Kidney Specialists’ Specialists Support in Central Florida:

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)—This treatment for people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) uses the patient’s peritoneum in the abdomen as a membrane across which fluids and dissolved substances (electrolytes, urea, glucose, and other small molecules) are exchanged from the blood. Fluid is introduced through a permanent tube in the abdomen and flushed out either every night while the patient sleeps using a machine or “cycler” (automatic peritoneal dialysis) or via regular exchanges throughout the day and at bedtime (continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis).
In-Center Hemodialysis—This is the most common method to treat kidney failure (end stage renal disease or kidney failure), and uses a dialysis machine. Your blood is accessed using a vascular device (fistula or graft) typically in your arm, or a dialysis catheter. The machine then filters waste products, salts and fluid and thus cleans your blood.
Home Hemodialysis (HHD)—Hemodialysis can also be performed in the home for people with ESRD. Home Hemodialysis was the most common method of renal replacement therapy in the U.S. in the early 1970s before the introduction of the federal ESRD program under Medicare. In 2002, the introduction of machines designed solely for home use started a resurgence of home hemodialysis in this country.