Patient's Guide to Kidney Dialysis Treatment
Patient's Guide to Kidney Dialysis Treatment What is Dialysis? The kidneys are some of the most important pair of organs in the body. They are located at each side of the spinal column and are about the size of your fist. The pair of kidneys functions by filtering out excess fluid and impurities from the blood system. In some cases, the kidneys' functioning is affected or they stop functioning completely mostly when affected by severe forms of kidney diseases and disorders. In such cases where kidney transplant is not a suitable treatment option the doctor may advise an artificial way of blood filtering known as 'dialysis'. The medical device used in dialysis helps to filter the impurities from the blood and also helps to keep the body in balance.