Clinical management. Where medicine meets management. Pumping iron.
Non-haemodialysis renal patients requiring intravenous iron therapy are increasing the pressure on renal units. A new form of iron therapy can dramatically reduce patient visits, but takes longer to administer. Sunday provision of nurse-led clinics has enabled a switch to this new therapy. Cost savings have more than offset the additional nurse-led sessions and eliminated waiting lists for this group.
Peebles
George
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City Hospitals Sunderland Trust.
D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology; D017046:Cost Savings; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004739:England; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps / Q000191:economics; D007505:Iron-Dextran Complex / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D014850:Waiting Lists; D016526:Workload
D004921:Erythropoietin; D007505:Iron-Dextran Complex