The Japanese Journal of Clinical Dialysis Vol.20 No.8(2-1)

Theme Environmental Arrangements of Hemodialysis Room -- including In-hospital Infection
Title Current conditions and problems facing dialysis facilities as seen in "A nationwide self-evaluation survey of dialysis facilities"
Publish Date 2004/07
Author Seiji Ohira Sapporo Kita Clinic
[ Summary ] As dialysis physicians, we must search for further quality improvements for dialysis therapy and must establish criteria for dialysis facilities by which they can be also be evaluated by third parties.
The Japanese Association for Dialysis Physicians performed a nation-wide self-evaluation survey of dialysis facilities in 2003.
In this paper, the results obtained from that survey will be analyzed and various problems the facilities face at present will be noted.
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