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What Causes Blood Clots In The Arm While On Dialysis?

My dad has been a dylasis patient for 4months recently had a procedure done that worsen his condition. Now has a blood clot in arm but can’t be put on blood thinners because he on Dialysis is there an alternative medicine or treatment to help the clots?
Mon, 29 Oct 2018
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Hello,

I work in a dialysis facility and clots of fistulas or grafts are a very common complication of dialysis access, that's why we usually prescribe blood thinners (i.e Aspirin) on alternate days (the days when he's not undergoing the dialysis) to prevent clots.

In such cases, I would recommend a therapy with low weight heparin (on alternates days) and systemic antibiotics, but since these are prescription drugs, I would suggest you to consult a local dialysis doctor.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Elton Halili,
General & Family Physician
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What Causes Blood Clots In The Arm While On Dialysis?

Hello, I work in a dialysis facility and clots of fistulas or grafts are a very common complication of dialysis access, that s why we usually prescribe blood thinners (i.e Aspirin) on alternate days (the days when he s not undergoing the dialysis) to prevent clots. In such cases, I would recommend a therapy with low weight heparin (on alternates days) and systemic antibiotics, but since these are prescription drugs, I would suggest you to consult a local dialysis doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Elton Halili, General & Family Physician