Home Dialysis Emergency Disconnect Medical Directive

Question 1

Home Dialysis Emergency Disconnect MD

What are the indications for the home dialysis emergency disconnect MD?

Answer 1

Patient receiving home dialysis (hemo or peritoneal) and connected to dialysis machine and requires transport to the closest appropriate receiving facility;
AND
Patient is unable to disconnect;
AND
There is no family member or caregiver who is available and knowledgeable in dialysis disconnect.

Question 2

Home Dialysis Emergency Disconnect MD

What are the conditions for home dialysis emergency disconnect?

Answer 2

N/A all through.

Question 3

Home Dialysis Emergency Disconnect MD

What are the contraindications for home dialysis emergency disconnect?

Answer 3

N/A

Question 4

Home Dialysis Emergency Disconnect MD

What is the important thing to ensure enforce disconnecting patient from dialysis?

Answer 4

Ensure both the patient side and machine side of the connection are clamped before disconnecting and attaching end caps.