Every session follows the same sequence, and the sequence itself is a safety mechanism.
What to know
- Prepare: hand hygiene, clean surface, gather and check supplies, record pre-treatment weight and blood pressure.
- Set up: load the dialyser and bloodlines, prime the circuit, enter the prescription, complete the pre-treatment checklist.
- Connect: prepare the access, cannulate, secure needles, start the blood pump slowly.
- Monitor: blood pressure and machine parameters at set intervals throughout.
- Disconnect: rinse back, remove needles, achieve haemostasis, record post-treatment weight.
- Finish: disinfect the machine, dispose of waste, complete the session log.
Talk to your care team
This topic is part of The Treatment Session, 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.