Dialyser reuse: an automated system using peracetic acid.
For 3 years starting in April 1989, in a 17-station, in-centre haemodialysis unit at the Toronto Western Hospital, re-use of dialysers was performed using the Renatron-2 Dialyser Reprocessing System with peracetic acid as a sterilant. During this period 40,234 treatments were carried out and dialysers were used an average of 4.2 times. Net savings, after taking into account the total costs of re-use, averaged Can $309,000,000 per year. There were no deaths and no discernible morbidity attributable to the practice of re-use. We conclude that dialyzer re-use is an effective way to reduce the costs of haemodialysis and is entirely safe providing that it is carried out properly.
Francoeur
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Hemodialysis Unit, Toronto Hospital, Canada.
Vas
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S
Uldall
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R
D002170:Canada; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D010463:Peracetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D011786:Quality Control; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D013242:Sterilization
D010463:Peracetic Acid