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Anne Céline Galle1, Anne Radiguet1, Catherine Thibault1
1Centre universitaire des maladies rénales, CHU de Caen-Normandie, Avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.
Abstract:
The success of home hemodialysis depends on several criteria. On the one hand, the patient's willingness to be autonomous, his or her degree of understanding, the technical feasibility at home, and the presence of a third party. Secondly, the quality of initial training (which must respect the patient's rhythm) and follow-up at home. This is a true patient-caregiver partnership, based on trust. Home visits are part of this approach, and help maintain the link, as a team at Caen University Hospital can testify.
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