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AbstractBackgroundHealthcare contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, with kidney care contributing disproportionately to this. Renal medicine was one of the first…
The Sustainable Kidney Care Project, a collaboration between the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) in partnership with the UK Kidney Association and Health Innovation North-East and North…
AbstractBackgroundHaemodialysis treatments generate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mainly as a result of the equipment, consumables and pharmaceuticals required. An internal audit demonstrated a 33%…
This review looks at how a 20-year-old male grew Rhodotorula muciliginosa (fungal infection) from his peritoneal dialysis fluid on three separate occasions. Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis…
Published date
November 2020
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Victoria Jane Carnall, Stephanie Murdock, Cressida Auckland, Christopher J Mulgrew.
Key learning point"We advocate that every renal unit both in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe considers salvaging reject water as it offers a major opportunity to reduce not only the…
Published date
May 2010
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Connor, A., Milne, S., Owen, A., Boyle, G., Mortimer, F., & Stevens, P.
