The recipient of a BS in nursing from Felician College, Susanne Capozzi is a registered nurse with Davita Dialysis in Paterson, New Jersey. In this role, Susanne Marie Capozzi provides care for patients who are undergoing chronic hemodialysis.
Dialysis is a medical treatment that removes toxic substances and/or excess fluids from the body. It performs functions that mimic those of healthy kidneys, making it a suitable intervention (long- or short-term) for kidney failure.
There are two types of dialysis: peritoneal dialysis (where a special catheter is inserted in a patient's abdomen to filters the blood through a membrane called peritoneum) and hemodialysis (which involves implanting a special device called hemodialyzer to remove waste and excess fluid from the blood). Depending on the state of a patient's kidneys, a nephrologist (kidney specialist) determines which type of dialysis is appropriate. The procedure may also be indicated when there is an urgent need to get rid of ingested toxins from a patient's blood, usually in children.
No form of dialysis can perform all kidney functions. However, the procedure can help a patient with permanent kidney damage survive until they receive a kidney transplant. It also can prolong the life of a patient with kidney failure without a transplant.
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