Dialysis and transplantation are not alternatives — for many patients dialysis is the bridge, and workup should start early.
What to know
- Ask your nephrologist about eligibility as soon as you start dialysis, not years into it.
- Workup includes cardiac assessment, infection screening, imaging and tissue typing.
- Living donation offers better outcomes and shorter waiting times where a suitable donor exists.
- Staying physically well on dialysis directly improves transplant outcomes.
- Keep workup investigations current — expired tests delay listing.
Talk to your care team
This topic is part of Monitoring & Long-term Care, one of ten modules in the Trivita Learning Hub. If anything here contradicts what your own nephrologist or dialysis nurse has told you, follow your care team — they know your prescription, your access and your history.
Trivita's dialysis nurses answer our care line 24 hours a day on 055 242 1070, including for people who are not yet our patients.
Education, not medical advice. This page explains home hemodialysis in general terms for patients and care partners in the UAE. It is reviewed by Trivita's Medical Director but cannot account for your individual circumstances. Never change a prescription, medication or technique based on this page alone.