Receive Treatment with Confidence... Daedong Hospital Artificial Kidney Center Surpasses 1,000 Hemodialysis Sessions in One Month

First Certification After Establishment, Korean Society of Nephrology Certified for the Second Consecutive Time

14 Additional Devices and Introduction of New Treatment Method HDx

Daedong Hospital Artificial Kidney Center's hemodialysis surpassed 1,000 cases for the first time since its opening in January.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Daedong Hospital Artificial Kidney Center surpassed 1,000 cases of hemodialysis for the first time since its opening during the month of January.

The kidneys are organs located on each side of the back below the diaphragm that filter waste from the blood and regulate osmotic pressure by controlling electrolyte and water balance, as well as blood pressure through blood volume regulation.

If the kidneys fail to function properly for various reasons, systemic problems occur, and depending on the stage, treatments such as dietary therapy, medication, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, and kidney transplantation are administered.

Hemodialysis is a treatment method that circulates blood from the body through a dialysis machine to remove accumulated waste and excess fluid, then returns the cleansed blood back to the body.

Daedong Hospital reported that due to westernized diets, population aging, and increased early diagnosis rates through national health screenings, the number of chronic kidney failure patients requiring hemodialysis treatment is rapidly increasing.

To create a safe and comfortable treatment environment, in January 2020, the hospital expanded and opened the Artificial Kidney Center by adding 14 dialysis machines, remodeling the water purification system and space, and operating a negative pressure isolation dialysis room.

The introduced dialysis machines allow for patient-specific customized dialysis and real-time monitoring of dialysis effectiveness, reducing the frequency of hypotension during dialysis and shortening recovery time after dialysis.

By adopting the new treatment method ‘HDx (Expanded HD)’, the center effectively removes medium molecular substances that were only partially removable with conventional dialysis treatments.

The Artificial Kidney Center received certification twice consecutively in the Excellent Artificial Kidney Room Certification Evaluation conducted by the Korean Society of Nephrology, after undergoing review processes including medical staff expertise, ethical management, infection control, patient management, and patient safety facilities.

Kim Minji, head of the Nephrology Department at the center, said, “Hemodialysis is a very important treatment for improving the health and quality of life of patients with kidney disease,” adding, “We will do our best to provide a comfortable dialysis environment and excellent medical services.”

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