Dialysing away from home can be a daunting task when it comes to packing everything you need to perform your dialysis. For your convenience, I have created a downloadable template on everything you need to pack to dialyse away from home!
My super quick troubleshoot guide on what might have caused your negative UF (ultrafiltration) figures as home peritoneal dialysis patient. Hope it helps someone out there! :)
Ultrafiltration is simply the dialysis name for urination and the monitoring of your UF output is very important in measuring the ongoing effectiveness of your dialysis on a day to day basis. Persistent negative UF figures should be dealt with proactively and in consultation with your medical team.
A patient's guide on how to identify when you are overloaded with too much fluid! Based off real life experience of gaining 3kgs in weight due to insufficient drain cycles and persistent negative UF figures over the month June 2023.
