reprinted from http://news.ifeng.com/society/2/detail_2013_01/12/21110679_0.shtml
source: the Yangzi Evening News
Hu Songwen made a hemodialysis machine home with simple instruments.
yesterday, the story of 13 years of Hu Songwen's self-made "kidney of steel" in Nantong has become a hot topic for micro-blog. Homemade "steel kidney" reduce the cost of dialysis, and even "popular science" for other patients, Hu Songwen's miraculous 13 years of dialysis life in addition to unthinkable, more still a bit sour. But Sun Wei, director of the Department of nephrology in Jiangsu Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, told reporters that the reuse of dialyzer, self-made "steel kidney" is easy to produce a series of problems such as non standard operation and infection, and the practice of Hu Songwen can not be followed. Yang Tianzi
[b], a reporter for the evening news of the Yangtze, makes the heart sour "miracle" [/b]
[b] uremia patients helpless with the single cost of homemade dialyzer for only 10 yuan miraculously surviving 13 years [/b]
according to "Southern Weekend", Nantong man's family is poor, and has been living with the mother of more than 80 years old. Since Hu Songwen was diagnosed as uremia in 1993, he had to rely on dialysis and spent his family's savings in hemodialysis. In order to save money, Hu Songwen made a hemodialysis machine at home with kitchenware, containers and simple instruments.
dialysis dialysate is purchased from the powder itself and purified water. Such a single cost can be reduced to 10 yuan. In addition, in recent years, the cost of blood transfusion apparatus and skin tube has been greatly reduced. In total, the cost of a self-help dialysis is less than 60 yuan, only 1/8 of the hemodialysis in the hospital. It is necessary to make 13 hemodialysis in one month, and the total amount is less than one thousand yuan.
in real dialysis, the process of dispensing, intubating, flushing, and other processes used to make Hu Songwen busy, but he quickly adapted and even had a blood vessel puncture. As time went on, Hu Songwen even learned to adjust the amount of water removed. In this way, he survived miraculously for 13 years, far exceeding the average dialysis duration of uremic patients. What's the risk of
[b]'s homemade "steel kidney"? It is easy to cause infection. [/b]
Hu Songwen's "self-taught" has surprised many people. The name of "the kidney of steel" also goes away. The reporter reviewed the comments of the netizens and found that in sympathy with Hu's eulogy, many people were doubting that the self-made "steel kidney" could meet the safety requirements of dialysis.
the Yangtze Evening News reporter interviewed Sun Wei, director of the Department of Nephrology of Jiangsu Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. Sun Wei said that Hu Songwen's experience is worthy of sympathy, but the self-made "kidney of the steel" can not be followed, "the rate of infection in the kidney patients is too high and the patient's immune state is low, and the reuse of the dialyzer is easy to cause the infection." Sun Wei said. It is not advisable to use pure water as a dialysis water, like Hu Songwen. "The water quality and dosage of dialysis water have strict requirements and regulations. If pure water is used, the trace elements in the water will affect the human body and lead to the occurrence of long-term complications."
[b] refracted the low income group "sick" pain per week of hemodialysis costs let the human tongue [/b]
kidney disease patients need to rely on dialysis to maintain life, but the "cost" of dialysis is a lot of people, 400 yuan once, three times a week down is 1200 yuan. But Sun Wei told reporters that the price has not been adjusted for a long time. According to the provisions of the provincial Price Bureau, the cost of dialysis at provincial public hospitals is 400 yuan. The price has not risen since 2000. "If there are medical insurance patients, health insurance can be reimbursed for more than 90%."
[b] doctor's advice: the cost of peritoneal dialysis is lower than [/b]
if there is no hemodialysis artificial kidney, how can kidney patients maintain their lives? As a senior kidney specialist, Sun Wei recommends that peritoneal dialysis should be considered as the preferred alternative to routine hemodialysis. At the same time, the price is much lower than the conventional hemodialysis. Sun Wei and reporters calculated that if they had peritoneal dialysis at home, they could save more than ten thousand yuan per year than hemodialysis.
peritoneal dialysis is a dialysis modality different from hemodialysis. It uses the peritoneal cavity of the human body and the peritoneum surrounding the abdominal cavity to carry out dialysis. The reporter understands, peritoneal dialysis treatment is almost suitable for all uremic patients. At the same time, the protective effect of peritoneal dialysis on patients is better than that of hemodialysis. Heparin is not needed for anticoagulation, so it has little effect on patients with bleeding tendency. Hu Songwen's self-made "steel kidney" is not recommended for hemodialysis at home, but peritoneal dialysis can be done at home. Sun Wei introduced to reporters, "peritoneal dialysis is easy to operate, without large equipment, patients can be dialytic at home,"
Sun Wei said, before peritoneal dialysis should be set up to the access of dialysate into the abdominal cavity. Doctors will put a soft and flexible dialysis tube into the abdominal cavity through a minor operation. The dialysis tube is like a pencil thick and thin. When the patient does not use it, the clothes can cover it, so it can not be seen outside. If the dialysis tube is well protected, it can be used for life. The type of peritoneal dialysis is determined by the medical staff's ability to perform peritoneal dialysis according to the patient's condition, lifestyle and the ability to perform peritoneal dialysis. The two types of peritoneal dialysis are continuous, that is, clearing away too much water and waste at all times, which is similar to normal kidneys. In this way, the dietary restriction of patients can not be as harsh as hemodialysis.