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治疗方式

什么是腹膜透析?

肾衰竭病人可以选择腹膜透析治疗。在腹膜透析治疗过程中, 人体的腹膜充当了过滤器。一根导管永久置于腹腔内, 特殊的无菌透析液, 通过导管进出腹腔。透析液在腹腔内不断循环, 通过腹膜把血液中的废弃物抽取出来, 并排出体外。

腹膜透析分为两种 – 连续不卧床腹膜透析 (CAPD)和自动腹膜透析 (APD)。腹膜透析在时间安排上更加灵活, 可自我掌控, 较不影响日常生活。NKF的腹膜透析社区支援计划是一项免付费的计划, 为腹膜透析病人提供综合性的支援, 协助他们更有效和完善地管理病情。病人和他们的家人必须与护理团队密切合作以提高病人的整体洗肾疗效和生活过的活跃。

常见问题

1. 腹膜透析程序

步骤一

一根导管永久置于腹腔内。

步骤二

透析液流进腹腔。

步骤三

透析正在进行中。废物、液体和化学物质通过腹膜流入透析液。

步骤四

每次換透析液时先将肚子內含廢物的透析液引流出來, 再注入两公升的新鮮透析液。

2. 什么是连续不卧床腹膜透析(CAPD)?

连续不卧床腹膜透析通常在白天进行, 不需要机器。过程是利用腹膜透析袋系统和重力将透析液注入和排除腹腔。医生会告诉病人每天需要换液次数, 通常白天需要3-4次, 晚上临睡前一次。排出旧透析液体并注入新透析液体的过程称为“交换”。

病人可以自由走动。病人在晚上睡觉时不需要进行透析液的交换。

3. 什么是自动腹膜透析(APD)?

自动腹膜透析是利用循环机器在夜间进行换液的透析方式。病人睡觉时在家中进行8至10小时的治疗, 由洗肾机伴眠。

4. 腹膜透析可以在哪里进行?

病人可以在家中、工作场所甚至旅途中进行透析, 但需要仔细监督。

5. 腹膜透析有什么优点?
无痛和无需扎针
  • 和血液透析不同的是, 腹膜透析不需要扎针, 无疼痛。
  • 血管通路相关的病发症是血液透析病人住院的主要原因。
家庭式护理
  • 病人可在家中进行腹膜透析。
  • 无需往返洗肾中心接受治疗, 时间更为灵活。
  • 病人可以根据自己的时间安排, 调整自己的治疗。
  • 腹膜透析护理小组将定时给予病人建议以让他们更好的掌控自己的治疗, 享受更好的生活素质。
更温和的护理,也更接近肾脏实际功能
  • 腹膜透析更宛如人体自然的肾脏, 有效排除血液中的废物和多余的水分。
  • 非间断性的治疗使它成为一个温和的护理。患者有较少的食物限制和较少的副作用。
6. 什么是腹膜透析社区支援计划?

NKF 的腹膜透析社区支援计划是一项免付费的计划, 其中的服务包括由专业的腹膜透析护士所带领的住家探访。

欲知详情, 请致电1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) 或电邮pd.support@nkfs.org

申请者资格和费用

所有申请者将通过详细的支付能力调查进行财务评估。

洗肾病患要如何吃得健康?

由于洗肾病人的肾脏已经不能充分发挥功能, 均衡的饮食对他们保持健康至关重要。

洗肾病人因该如何保持身体活跃?

运动能帮助你有效地控制和管理你的慢性疾病, 还能舒缓压力, 振奋精神。一同了解最适合您的运动类型和强度。

积极掌控健康,营造美丽的人生

让我们的病人与您分享他们接受腹膜透析的经验, 为他们带来更多的自主权和灵活性以满足生活中的各种需求。这是他们的故事。

腹膜透析社区支援计划

计划为腹膜透析病人提供定期居家支援和缓解服务, 确保病人能在家中获得全面的护理。
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General Enquiries

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Dialysis Centres Mondays –Saturdays
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7.00am –11.00pm
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We are open on most public holidays except for the 1st day of Chinese New Year.

NKF does not provide ad hoc dialysis treatment. Our patients are on long-term dialysis treatment. You may wish to check with private dialysis centres for ad hoc dialysis treatments.

NKF does not have an outpatient clinic and hence, we are unable to arrange an appointment for members of the public. You may wish to contact a hospital of your choice for outpatient service.

Currently, NKF does not provide health report interpretation service. You may consult your General Practitioner who will be able to assist you.

Someone with kidney failure may not experience any signs and symptoms until it is too late. It is best to do a routine health screening to understand your health status better and detect any abnormalities as early as possible so that you can delay and manage the disease progression.

To know about the signs and symptoms please click here to learn more.

Decreased urination Swollen hands and ankles Sleep disturbances
Blood in the urine (tea-coloured or fresh blood) Puffiness around the eyes High blood pressure
Nausea and vomiting Itching Loss of appetite

All dialysis centres operate on 3 dialysis shifts –morning, noon and evening.

Morning Noon Evening
7.00am –12.00pm 12.00pm – 6.00pm 6.00pm –11.00pm
Timing of your dialysis schedule may vary for each dialysis centres.
Schedules
Monday, Wednesday and Friday (1,3,5) OR Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (2,4,6)

Admissions

Our Admissions Counsellor will contact you once your application is finalised. They will be in contact with you soon.

From the day we receive the application form, it will take approximately 3 working days to a week for us to get back to you if you have submitted all completed supporting documents together with your application form to us. Generally, the whole process will take 6 months for the approval.

The overall application review process will take approximately 6 months before the applicant can start the first dialysis treatment. However, if the applicant is able to provide all completed supporting documents and if there is a slot available at the dialysis centre with a right match to the time slot, the waiting time could be shorter.

Currently, we do not have status checking service online. NKF Admissions Counsellor will be in contact with the applicants regarding the status.

You may pick it up from the NKF main office at 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836 or call us at 6506 2187 to have the forms sent to you.

Means Test is used to determine the amount of subsidies each person needing care is eligible for. Persons from lower income households will be granted higher subsidies under the means test framework.

Means Test subsidies calculation is based in accordance to MOH guidelines.

Our NKF Admissions Counsellor in-charge will contact you in regards to your means test status.

The Medical Social Workers at your hospital will be able to advise you on the different type of subsidies based on your financial situation.

Kidney Live Donor Support Fund

For information on kidney donation in Singapore, you may wish to contact the National Organ Transplant Unit at Tel: 6321 4390 or email organ.transplant@notu.com.sg.

NKF’s Kidney Live Donor Support Fund covers annual health screenings and medical follow-ups; one-time reimbursement for loss of 2 months actual income of $8,500, whichever is lower: reimbursement of hospitalisation and surgical insurance premiums (capped at MediShield Life premiums); pre-transplant screening and evaluation costs for up to 2 potential donors per kidney recipient; and insurance coverage for Group Living. Policy based on sum insured of $200,000.

For more information and eligibility, please click here. 

Donation & Volunteering

You can make the donation through different platforms:

  1. For online donation: please visit https://nkfs.org/support-us/donation-programmes/
  2. Or you may like to issue a cheque made payable to “The National Kidney Foundation” or “NKF” and mail it to us at 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836.
  3. Alternatively, you may contact us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) or email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to send you the donation form.
  4. Road Singapore 328836.

Thank you for your generosity. The cheque should be issued to “The National Kidney Foundation” or “NKF”.

Thank you for bequeathing your CPF contributions to NKF. You can fill up the CPF nomination form which can be downloaded from the CPF website. NKF’s UEN is 200104750M.

Thank you for your generosity. You may like to visit the Ministry of Law’s website where you can find a list of lawyers based in Singapore. Please visit https://eservices.mlaw.gov.sg/lsra/search-lawyer-or-law-firm/

Our UEN/ Company Registration No. / GST Registration No. is 200104750M.

Please send us an email at lifedrops@nkfs.org or call us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) and we will assist you accordingly.

You may email your new mailing address to lifedrops@nkfs.org , Please include your full name, contact number, old mailing address and UEN or NRIC/FIN (last 3 digits)

You may email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to get the donation form. Please fill up your new GIRO/credit card number, donation amount and sign the form. Thereafter, post the GIRO form back to NKF for processing.

For credit card, you may wish to scan the form and send it to NKF via either of these options:

Email – lifedrops@nkfs.org

Fax – 6253 0417

Mail – 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836

Please email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org with your full name, UEN/NRIC/FIN and mailing address.

Please email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to have the termination form sent to you. Please fill it up and send it back to us for processing and auditing purposes.

All outright cash donations to NKF are entitled to tax deduction because NKF is a registered charity with an IPC (Institutions of Public Character) status. We are able to issue tax deductible receipts for qualifying donations to our donors.

You are entitled to a tax deduction of 2.5 times the value of your donation in the preceding year.

You may sign up via our website at https://onlinereg.nkfs.org/vms/volunteerapplicationform.aspx.

If you do not have access to the internet, please call us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) to have the application form sent to you. Please fill it up and send it back to us at 81 Kim Keat Road Singapore 328836.

Once we receive your application, our colleague from the Donor and Volunteer Management Department will contact you for a phone interview. After which, you will be invited to attend our volunteer orientation. This is to allow you to have a better understanding of the volunteering activities.

The minimum age is 13 years old. For volunteers who are below the age of 21, you will need to get parental consent. You may download the consent form here.

We strongly encourage our volunteers to commit at least a year so that we can better support our patients. Our programmes and activities are flexible, you can choose your volunteering schedule according to your interest and availability.

You may volunteer with us basing on your availability. We will send a weekly email to our volunteers indicating the up-coming volunteering opportunities. You can then match your availability to the activity schedule.

We have an array of volunteering activities to suit your interest and availability. To learn more about the volunteering activities we offer, please visit https://nkfs.org/support-us/volunteer-programmes/.

Anyone and everyone can join us as a volunteer. All applicants will be required to undergo a mandatory orientation session where you will gain insights into the Foundation’s cause, kidney disease as well as learn more about the volunteering activities we offer. Regular trainings are also conducted for all volunteers so that they can better perform their role.

Most definitely! We welcome schools, companies and community groups to volunteer with us as part of their Values In Action and Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Please get in touch with us on your interest by sending an email to volunteer@nkfs.org.

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