Coronavirus: 'Limited supplies' of kidney treatment kit
The Department of Health is warning of severe disruption to supplies of a life-saving kidney treatment used for intensive care patients with Covid-19.
The treatment, known as haemofiltration, is a delicate process which mimics the kidney, by continually cleaning the blood of toxins and rebalancing it with, for example, electrolytes.But during the pandemic, more seriously ill patients are experiencing blood clots which are causing the machines to become clogged up and stop working after a few hours instead of several days.
The government's alert to the NHS lists more than 40 different fluids and parts of kit used regularly in life-saving kidney support as being in short supply. The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine said the problem was adding to the stress of the situation during the coronavirus epidemic, and that in terms of supply they were"living hand to mouth".
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