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ServicesVascular Access
Vascular access is of vital importance for an adequate and effective dialysis treatment. The construction and maintenance of vascular access takes up approximately 20% to 25% of the global costs of the dialysis treatment. The resulting complications of vascular access problems are, without a doubt, the greatest cause of death amongst these patients, and one of the main reasons that conduct to hospitalization.
Aware of this reality - unsuitable dialysis, access or catheter infection, access thrombosis, mechanical complications with temporary catheters, amongst other possible problems - we have decided to include in our wide range of services the support in help in Vascular Access problem resolution, to NephroCare® patients and external institutions from Central and Southern regions of the Country. The work developed in this unit decisively contributes towards the maintenance and improvement of the dialysis patient quality of life. We have a modern Ambulatory Surgical Unit available at the Dialysis Clinic of Lumiar (Lisbon), which complies with the legal requirements. The physical structure consists of a Surgical Room, Recovery Room, Sterilisation Unit, Consultation Rooms and Administrative Support Area.
Through this unit we respond to both emergency and planned requests regarding the construction or revision of vascular access of the renal patient, whether he is in a substitution therapy programme (haemodialysis) or not. The Unit team consists of 5 Surgeons, 8 Nurses 1 Sterilisation Technician, 2 Administrators and 3 assistants.
With the help of informatics systems, the team does the elaboration of evaluation documentation and surgical registration charts, as well as the management and production of statistical data.
This Unit runs at the Dialysis Clinic of Lumiar (Lisbon), open from Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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