M DANG1*, C SB SIA1*, K WONG1, 1Department of Nephrology, Peninsula Health, 2 Hastings Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia *Co-first author Aim: To determine the effect of pneumatic compression devices (PCDs) on intradialytic hypotension (IDH) in high-risk patients. Background: IDH is a common...
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K NGUYEN1, S SINHA1, B HENDERSON1, S WONG1, S ROXBURGH1 1Department of Renal Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW. Background: Older patients have a higher burden of morbidity/mortality when treated with dialysis for end stage kidney disease (ESKD), particularly...
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R MANICKAVASAGAR1, R SINGER2, R SWAMINATHAN1, D PRENTICE3, A IRISH1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA; 2Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT; 3Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA Aim: To characterise the features of acute bilateral basal ganglia dysfunction in dialysis patients and identify possible risk...
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J LEE1, E TAN1, 1Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand Aim: To compare Assisted Self-Care Haemodialysis (ASCHD) with In-Centre Haemodialysis (ICHD) Background: The huge increase in local haemodialysis (from 12543 to 16113 sessions for 2010 and 2015 respectively) threatens capacity. Our...
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J KING Mater Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales Aim: To describe the prevalence of serum zinc deficiency and to identify associated factors in a cohort of maintenance haemodialysis (HD) patients. Background: Zinc deficiency is associated with a number of issues including reduced...
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JJ KAPOJOS1, A BRITTON1, T WHITTINGTON1, SP McDONALD1 1Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia Aim: To analyse the effectiveness of an “active” influenza vaccination policy in hemodialysis (HD) patients in a large metropolitan...
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A JU1,2, M UNRUH3, SV JASSAL4, G OBRADOR5, C HANSON1,2, AK VIECELLI6, E O’LONE1,2, S DAVISON7, J DAPUETO8, MA DEW9, R FLUCK10, M GERMAIN11, D O’DONOGHUE12, JC CRAIG1,2, A TONG1,2 FOR THE SONG-HD INITIATIVE 1Sydney School of Public Health, University...
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T JENNINGS1, E TAN1,2 1Renal Service Bay Of Plenty District Health Board, Tauranga, New Zealand; 2Renal Service, Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand. Aim: To analyse the impact of wasted/unused Satellite Haemodialysis Unit (SHU) slots. Background: The Tauranga SHU is...
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T JENNINGS1, E TAN2, 1Renal Service Bay Of Plenty District Health Board, Tauranga, New Zealand; 2 Renal Service, Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand. Aim: To explore how telehealth revolutionised the role of Rural Renal Nurses (RRNS) Background: The geographic...
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G STONIER, E TAN Regional Renal Unit, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand Aim: To ascertain the effects of increased Home Haemodialysis (HHD) training intensity on overall training time. Background: Our renal unit has 95 prevalent HHD patients. The same staff train...
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