Kidney Care Sustainability Network

This document and associated tools are designed for healthcare teams, managers and staff responsible for the delivery of Living Kidney Donor (LKD) Assessment services.This toolkit provides a…

CSH Kidney Care Susnet May EventAbout the Speaker:Prof Raymond Vanholder – Professor Emeritus, Ghent UniversityDr. Vanholder has published more than 900 papers, including reviews and book chapters on…

This infographic has been developed to support the dissemination and understanding of the ISN GREEN-K toolkit. It translates key topics from the toolkit and can be used for awareness-raising within…

This toolkit is designed for all healthcare professionals interested in implementing sustainable change within their units. It provides practical knowledge, guidance, and a clear framework to help…

AbstractDiffusive clearance depends on blood (Qb) and dialysate flow (Qd) rates and the overall mass transfer area coefficient (KoA) of the dialyzer. In this article we describe a model to predict an…

BackgroundAs global temperatures continue to rise, the effects of ambient heat on acute kidney injury (AKI) are of growing concern. We used a novel nationwide electronic alert (e-alert) system to…

The treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) imposes substantial societal costs. Expenditure is highest for renal replacement therapy (RRT), especially…

BackgroundHemodialysis generates a warm effluent stream (25°C) that is discarded, representing a continuous loss of low-grade thermal energy while clinics expend significant energy for water heating,…

CSH Kidney Care Sustainability Network April EventHear from Jan Tsai on reducing energy and consumable use in dialysate production, with insights from his research on circular medical device…

IntroductionThe healthcare sector contributes over 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As healthcare systems pursue carbon reduction targets, sustainable innovations in clinical operations are…