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A systematic review of haemodialysis prescriptions was undertaken to optimise and reduce the consumption of water, acid and bicarbonate, by using the dialysate autoflow facility on the Fresenius 5008…
Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide
Issue to be addressed:
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust estimate procurement of more than one million syringes in 2013 representing…
Reverse osmosis water purification for dialysis results in large quantities of water being rejected. The rejected water is currently sent to the drains, despite being perfectly clean with a slightly…
Created on
1 Jul 2013 •
by
Daniel Speakman, Staff Nurse, University Hospitals of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
This case study was joint winner of the 2013 Green Nephrology Awards.
The project was implemented by a multi professional team, comprising Gary Carlisle (ward manager), David Croft (chief renal…
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…