PREPARED BY JOSFEENA BASHIR DIALYSIS Types HEMODIALYSIS DIALYZER It is refered as artificial kidney ,is a synthetic semipermeable membrane through which blood is filtered to remove uremic toxins and a desired amount of fluid They are hallow fibre devices containing thousands of tiny cappillary tubes that carry blood through dialyser.The tubes are porous and act as a semipermeable membrane allowing toxins,fluids and electrolytes to pass across the membrane PRINCIPLES ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA The preferred method for permenant vascular assess for dialysis is an arteriovenous fistula It is carried surgically by joining an artery to a vein , either side to side or end to end PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PROCEDURE