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Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis Units (Trust-wide)
Issue to be addressed:
Dialysing machines warm the dialysate fluid to just below body temperature for patient comfort. The method of warming…
Created on
17 May 2023 •
by
Steve Milne, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Green Nephrology case studies are prepared in collaboration with renal units to document local innovations with environmental benefits, together with information to support their replication…
When the Canterbury dialysis unit updated its water purification system with the installation of a new reverse osmosis plant in 1997, it was soon apparent that large volumes of reject water were being…
Renal technicians at the Maidstone dialysis unit have investigated the potential costs and benefits of retro-fitting heat exchangers to their existing Braun Dialog+ haemodialysis machines.
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The St Lukes dialysis unit has gone through many expansions since its opening in 1994. Following the 2007 expansion, technicians noted that although there were now four water treatment systems, only…
Created on
2 Nov 2009 •
by
Andrew Owen, Chief Renal Technologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust