Peritoneal Dialysis Clinic Hours:
- Monday to Friday (excluding holidays): 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
After Hours:
- Monday to Friday excluding Holidays: 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Please call (905) 813-2200 (locating) and ask for the Home Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse On-call
- Weekends and Holidays: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Please call (905) 813-2200 (locating) and ask for the Home Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse On-call
Problem Solving Guide
Wait Until Morning and Contact Clinic Nurse for:
- Bowel issues
- Supplies
- Fibrin in bag
- Difficulty draining or filling
- Target weight adjustments
- Programing adjustments
- Questions related to Clinic appointments
- Bloodwork results
- Scheduled surgical procedures or dental work
If Unable to Complete Your Treatment:
- Close the clamp on your tube
- Turn machine off
- Wait until morning to Disconnect or wait for Homecare if applicable and contact your Clinic Nurse
Machine Issues:
- System Errors or frequent alarms please call Baxter Help Line (1-800-553-6898)
- If unable to resolve with the Baxter Help Line, close the clamp on your tube, and turn off your machine
- Wait until morning to Disconnect or wait for Homecare if applicable and contact Clinic Nurse
Please proceed to Credit Valley Hospital Emergency Department for the following concerns:
- Cloudy effluent (disconnect during a dwell if able while on dialysis)
- Tubing separation (apply white emergency clamp)
- Signs of Exit Site Infection: redness, swelling, pain or tenderness, discharge or pus, fever
- Wet dressing or leaking at exit site
- New abdominal pain with or without fever
- Genital swelling
- Low blood pressure or high blood pressure that does not get better with treatment
- Bloody bag with or without belly pain
- Blood in urine or stool
Call 911 for:
- Chest Pain
- Un-resolving Shortness of Breath
- Low or High Blood Pressure with Dizziness, Blurred Vision or Slurred Speech
