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Table 1 Details of each unit’s patient population, RRT modalities and staff

From: Predialysis education in practice: a questionnaire survey of centres with established programmes

 

Transplant patients (n)

Dialysis patients (n)

Dialysis patients receiving different RRT modalities (%)

Staff (full time equivalents)

 

Prevalent (2012)

Prevalent (2012)

Incident (2012)

In-centre HD

Self-care HD

HHD

APD

CAPD

Asst. PD

Nephrologists

Nurses

Dieticians

Psychologists

Social workers

Other

Centre 1

807

639

120

80%

3%

2%

11%

2%

1%

9

240

3

2

1

2a

Centre 2

1,500

90

118

53%

n.o.

n.o.

27%

11%

9%

12

30

1

0.4

1

0

Centre 3

200 n.o.

200

45

80%

n.o.

n.o.

10%

10%

n.o.

2

25

0.5

0.5

0.4

0

Centre 4

330

290

75

59%

n.o.

n.o.

10%

24%

7%

12

50

0

0

0

4b

Centre 5

150 n.o.

116

25

60%

12%

12%

3%

11%

1%

7.5

40

1

0

1

0

Centre 6

1,350

793

123

95%

n.o.

0%

4%

1%

n.o.

13

44

0c

0c

0c

0

Centre 7

208

119

28

64%

n.o.

n.o.

4%

32%

1%

11

48

1

0

1

4d

Centre 8

1,300

206

41

50%

12%

23%

8%

6%

2%

12

41

1

0

1

10b,e

Centre 9

606 n.o.

490

175

73%

0%

6%

8%

10%

3%

10

144

4

1.6

0

2c

  1. n.o. = Modality is not offered at the unit. In some units, transplantation is not offered but carried out elsewhere. RRT = renal replacement therapy; HD = haemodialysis; HHD = home HD; PD = peritoneal dialysis; APD = automated PD; CAPD = continuous ambulatory PD; Asst. PD = assisted PD.
  2. a Pharmacists.
  3. b Technicians.
  4. c Roles fulfilled by a local non-profit patient organisation.
  5. d Physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
  6. e Nursing assistants.