Q & A: Home dialysis start-up costs
Q: Dear Donal, the perennial question relating to the provision of home haemodialysis is; “what further resources do we have at our disposal to facilitate the choice of the patient?”
About a quarter of the patients that we have in training for home haemodialysis at present do not have a suitable room for conversion and we therefore have to look at how we can provided accommodation through the provision of a porta cabin in their garden at a cost of around £12,000 per installation.
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Sunday, 18 July 2010
Sunday, 11 July 2010
Robot insects to remove organs via patients' mouths
Robotic cockroaches which crawl into patients' bodies and remove diseased organs by dragging them back out through the mouth are being developed by one of Britain's top doctors.
Keyhole surgery pioneer Lord Darzi is developing the "bug-bots", which are set to revolutionise scar-free surgery.
In an interview with the Standard, he said doctors will be able to cut out diseased organs and tumours using lasers in the robots' mouths. Recovery time is speeded up dramatically as doctors can withdraw the organs via the mouth.
The former Labour health minister, who is chairman of surgery at Imperial College London, said: "The benefits are very obvious. Less pain, which means earlier mobility and quicker return to work."
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Keyhole surgery pioneer Lord Darzi is developing the "bug-bots", which are set to revolutionise scar-free surgery.
In an interview with the Standard, he said doctors will be able to cut out diseased organs and tumours using lasers in the robots' mouths. Recovery time is speeded up dramatically as doctors can withdraw the organs via the mouth.
The former Labour health minister, who is chairman of surgery at Imperial College London, said: "The benefits are very obvious. Less pain, which means earlier mobility and quicker return to work."
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Friday, 2 July 2010
All Races Miss Out on Kidney Care in Black Communities
06/18/2010
TORONTO—Regardless of race, fewer people see a kidney specialist before starting dialysis if they live in predominantly black communities, according to a study appearing online June 17 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).
The results highlight the importance of understanding why patients in predominantly black areas are less likely to receive kidney-related care while their kidney function is clearly declining.
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TORONTO—Regardless of race, fewer people see a kidney specialist before starting dialysis if they live in predominantly black communities, according to a study appearing online June 17 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).
The results highlight the importance of understanding why patients in predominantly black areas are less likely to receive kidney-related care while their kidney function is clearly declining.
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Truly Tasty: Over 100 Special Recipes
Truly Tasty is a unique cookery book in that all the recipes have been created by Ireland s top chefs for adults living with kidney disease in Ireland. The book is the brainchild of Valerie Twomey, herself a kidney transplant recipient, who has spent over a year compiling it. Every recipe has been expertly analysed by dietitians from the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute, ensuring that each one can be easily incorporated into the renal diet. There are over 100 recipes in the book from 30 top chefs who have also been interviewed in the book by journalist Brian Moore. Truly Tasty is perfect for entertaining or for planning that special family meal for adults living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those on dialysis, who can now sit down with their family and friends and savour a Truly Tasty meal that is suitable for all to enjoy! More information from Amazon
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