“Patients with a transplanted kidney, has better quality of life, but should not be forgotten as a patient and must take care with care their health.”

-Congress will analyse the nutrition in patients on dialysis and prior to kidney transplantation care

– will be discussed on the present and future of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and transplants, especially live

– patient data updated in 2010 with chronic kidney diseasehemodialysis and dialysis, and transplanted in Spain, Andalusia and Granada

Spain, 2011-may the Dr. Julen Ocharan, President of the Spanish society of dialysis and transplantation, and President of the Scientific Committee of the Congress XXXIII SEDYT believes that the transplanted patient is a success in chronic kidney disease but should not be forgotten that it is of a patient in which renal develops it only one kidney, should therefore take care of it and must take care. It should continue with a healthy lifestyle, monitoring food and take medication for the care of the kidney with rigorous ”.

This will be one of the ideas to be dealt with in the XXXIII Congress of SEDYT that according to Dr. José Hervás, President of the Congress wants to be a new point of encounter and discussion for top professionals in our country in the field of dialysis and kidney transplantation. We must not forget that in Spain currently there are 40,000 patients with chronic kidney disease who need kidney replacement therapy, i.e. dialysis ”.

Congress begins on Wednesday May 11 hours in Nephrology nursing, a space so that nurses and optional can share knowledge environment for dialysis. The new challenges and new tasks of the Nephrology nursing, with special attention to food will explore. Malnutrition is one of the first consequences of dialysis patients, who must also control the consumption of nutrients such as phosphorus or potassium, if they are not correctly filtered can cause very serious diseases.

Thursday, may 12, the debates rotate on dialysis. We will analyze the present and future prospects of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, techniques that have a different impact on the quality of life of the patient. Hemodialysis was the first system devised to replace the cleaning function that does not make one sick kidney, still today the technique most commonly used in Spain in the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease. Also discuss new advances in Nephrology therapy according to Dr. José Hervás, President of the Congress allow for a better quality of life and survival in these patients, which are reduced their quality of life at the time that must connect to a machine ”. The new basic guidelines for clinical practice of the Spanish society of dialysis and transplant (SEDYT) will also be presented to ensure the protocolarización of the treatment of this disease and to ensure adequate care to the patient.

Friday 13, last day of the Congress, will be dedicated to transplants, with particular emphasis on transplantation of live, which will give details the Dr. Antonio Osuna in the Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves of Granada and Dr. Rafael Matesanz, director of the national transplant organisation.

Terminology help

Kidney and liver are the two scrubbers organs of our body. Renal replacement therapy may be the transplant and dialysis (which in turn may be hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis).

Dialysis: is the medical term used to define the artificial process of filtration of waste products and the Elimination of excess fluids of the body at the time in which the kidneys cannot be it normally.

Hemodialysis: Is a type of dialysis. It was the first technique that was used in Spain and remains the most widely used. Currently 90% of kidney patients using hemodialysis. A complex in a vein puncture is performed that can leave the blood cleaned through an external circuit through a machine. Patients requiring hemodialysis often performed in a hospital or specialized Centre. Go about 3 or 4 days a week and are about 4 hours in each session.

Peritoneal dialysis: is another technique of dialysis. It is used as a natural membrane filter – peritoneum – internally lining the abdominal cavity of the patient. Requires a small surgical procedure in which a catheter is inserted in the stomach, through it is the exchange of fluids, either manual or mechanized. This type of dialysis is always home, and allows a greater autonomy of the patient.