Peritonal Dialysis ~ Instructions

One of my best friends (who has since passed away) went into kidney failure. She was going to the hospital constantly for dialysis, and then given the opportunity to do it herself at home. She needed a back-up person in case she needed help, I was her neighbor, so that came in handy.

The nurses at the Sheldon Chumir Hospital was very impressed with my instructions, as the hospital instructions were very wordy, no paragraph structure, and just downright confusing! If you wish to use this as a guide, please check with your health are professional first!

First things: pronunciation. Peritoneal. I thought it was Pair-a-TONE-ee-al. Nope, wrong. It is actually parrot-to-Neil.  Like you are a pirate.... arrrghhhh, give that Parrot to Neil. 

Peritoneal Dialysis

PREP

·       Collect Supplies:         
2 Red Clamps, New MiniCap, Purell,  Clean Pad (for lap), Warm bag: check integrity & bag #s

·       Mask

·       Scrub  

CONNECT

·       Remove O Ring from bag line: Brace wrist on table, pull tab

·       Remove white Mini Cap from tummy line

·       Connect tummy line to bag line

DRAIN          

·       Open Roller Clamp on tummy line     

·       When full, close Roller Clamp:  Check full bag for clarity & fibrin

FILL 

·       Put Red Clamp on Drain Line 

·       Break Green Plug

·       Open Red Clamp on Drain Line for 5 Seconds

·       Close Red Clamp on Drain Line

·       Open Roller Clamp on tummy line

FINISH

·       Close Roller Clamp on tummy line

·       Put other Red Clamp on the Fill Line

         ** 3 CLAMP CHECK ** 

·       Mask

·       Open New MiniCap

·       Sanitize hands 

·     Disconnect tummy line from bags

·    Put on new MiniCap onto tummy line