The dialysis center and nephrology consultations

 

The dialysis service or dialysis center provides diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease and offers nephrological consultations.

Installed in a new building on the ground floor of the Saint-Cloud hospital, it has direct access from Place Silly for ambulances, VSL, and people coming for a nephrology consultation.

The center offers comprehensive patient care.

Nephrology consultations

These consultations aim to prevent, diagnose and treat kidney disease and are provided by nephrologists.

The patient's follow-up is focused on preventing the progression of the kidney disease, his education, and his information. When necessary, the dialysis center allows the patient to be taken care of by the same medical team.

The hemodialysis center

E Saint Cloud hemodialysis center is a heavy center, and two sessions are provided daily, from Monday to Saturday.

The center offers two purification methods:

Peritoneal dialysis

Peritoneal dialysis is performed at home or, more rarely, in the workplace. Doctor Muhammad Khan provides the best nephrology doctors in Riverside. It requires an apprenticeship in the technique and therapeutic education of the patient, which is carried out by the medical and nursing team of the CH4V. This team is also responsible for the patient's medical follow-up and possible hospitalization in the event of aggravation or difficulties during treatment.

Nephrologists are always available, and the emergency department welcomes patients who need it 24 hours a day.

Peritoneal dialysis facilitates the maintenance of professional activity and the autonomy of the patient.

This is a dialysis technique using the peritoneum (a thin natural membrane located in the abdomen) for kidney purification.

Two methods of peritoneal dialysis can be used:

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD): it is practiced at regular intervals during the day,

Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD): is practiced at night while the patient sleeps through a machine (the cycler) that provides injections and drainage of the dialysate, the dialysis product.

The medicalized dialysis unit (UDM)

The medicalized dialysis unit makes it possible to welcome patients in the evening, until 11 p.m., for treatment more compatible with a professional activity. Located within the heavy center, it thus offers more flexibility in the sessions. It is particularly suitable for people whose state of health does not require a permanent presence throughout the session. Indeed, the nephrologist is only present at the beginning of the session (but on-call until the end of the service).

Eight dialysis stations can accommodate patients monitored within the framework of the UDM. The decision to dialysis in UDM rests with the nephrologists of the service, according to the patient's medical file. Any new patient scheduled for UDM will first be dialyzed in a heavy center for one month before carrying out his evening sessions.

Modern technology serving the well-being

Modern technology serving the well-being of patients

The CH4V offers quality equipment for patient care:

16 dialysis stations equipped with generators approved for hemodiafiltration, Baxter and Fresenius brands,

A serial double osmosis water treatment system provides ultra-pure water,

Individual boxes are available for the most fragile patients.

In a fully air-conditioned space suitable for disabled people, patients are comfortably placed in a bed.

A snack is offered during the dialysis session.

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The free provision of television allows patients to have a more pleasant session.

 

Patients may be taken care of by a dietician and may benefit from an interview with a psychologist at the hospital.

The hours are flexible since the center is open six days a week and offers a wide range of schedules to patients, thus promoting their personal and professional life.

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