Balance 2.3 % Glukoosi 1.75 Mmol/L Kalsium
This medicine helps clean the blood for people with kidney problems by using the lining of their belly, a process called peritoneal dialysis.
Form
peritoneaalidialyysineste
Active Ingredient
Sodium chloride
Manufacturer
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
For adults, usually 2 to 3 liters of solution are used four times a day. For children, the doctor decides the amount based on their size and age, usually 600-800 ml for every square meter of body surface, four times a day.
Method
The liquid is put into your belly through a tube, stays there to clean your blood, and then is drained out.
Important
Your doctor will tell you the most liquid you can use in a day. For adults, it's usually no more than 12 liters in 24 hours.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Belly infection (peritonitis), which can make the fluid from your belly look cloudy, cause belly pain, fever, or make you feel sick. In rare cases, it can lead to blood poisoning.
- •Skin infection around the tube (catheter) site, causing redness, swelling, pain, discharge, or hardening of the skin.
- •Hernia (a bulge in the belly wall).
- •Problems with the dialysis liquid flowing in or out of your belly.
- •Feeling like your belly is swollen or very full.
- •Shoulder pain.
- •Low potassium levels in your blood.
- •High calcium levels if you get too much calcium.
- •High blood sugar levels.
- •High fat levels in your blood.
- •Weight gain.
RARE
- •Diarrhea.
- •Constipation.
- •Blood poisoning (sepsis).
- •Trouble breathing.
- •Feeling generally unwell.
- •Too little body fluid (dehydration), which can lead to fast weight loss, low blood pressure, or a fast heartbeat.
- •Too much body fluid (fluid overload), which can cause fluid in your body tissues and lungs, high blood pressure, or trouble breathing.
- •Dizziness.
- •Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), a serious problem that can cause belly pain, a swollen belly, or throwing up.
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if your blood potassium is too low, your blood calcium is too high, or you have a problem with too much acid in your blood (lactic acidosis).
- Peritoneal dialysis should not usually start if you have a recent belly injury or surgery, severe burns, a bad skin infection, an infection inside your belly (peritonitis), wounds that won't heal, hernias, or growths in your belly or intestines. Also, if you have serious lung problems, blood poisoning, very high fat levels in your blood, or are severely underweight due to poor nutrition.
- Contact your doctor right away if you get very low salt levels from throwing up or diarrhea, if you have abnormal kidneys, signs of an infection in your belly (cloudy fluid, belly pain, fever), or severe belly pain, swelling, or throwing up. These can be very serious problems.