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Glossary · Definition

Medicalised Dialysis Unit (MDU)

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A facility intermediate between the full haemodialysis centre and self-care dialysis. It takes in patients whose sessions usually run without incident, but who cannot manage their own care. A nursing team is present at all times, and a nephrologist attends on occasion, without continuous medical supervision during the session itself.

Related terms

  • Haemodialysis Centre
    A care facility dedicated to patients with severe kidney failure who require comprehensive management. A nephr…
  • Self-care Dialysis Unit (SDU)
    A facility where patients, trained and fully or partly independent, carry out their own haemodialysis session…
  • Haemodialysis
    A dialysis technique in which the patient's blood circulates outside the body through an artificial kidney, th…
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