High risk factor troubles kidney patients under Arogyasri
12 years, 2 months ago

High risk factor troubles kidney patients under Arogyasri

The Hindu  

It’s like asking patients to survive on rice porridge or gruel by consuming twice a week. This is the situation in which chronic kidney ailment patients, utilising government-run free Arogyasri dialysis, find themselves in. Arogyasri dialysis patients have also complained that medical equipment like tubing, dialysers and filters are not changed frequently, which poses a high risk of infections. Several Arogyasree dialysis patients have said that the dialysis equipment like dialyzers, component parts such as tubing and filters are being used multiple times. Because of such unsafe practices, fluids started getting accumulated in my body and that’s when I decided to stop using Arogyasri dialysis facility,” says another patient.

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Health scheme ok, but we won’t take chances
12 years, 2 months ago

Health scheme ok, but we won’t take chances

The Hindu  

It is like asking patients to survive on rice porridge or gruel by consuming it twice a week. This is the state in which chronic kidney patients, utilising the Government- Inadequate dialysis facilities at Government hospitals are forcing patients to opt for cheaper dialysis outside, which makes them prone to infections. Arogyasree dialysis patients have also complained that medical equipment …

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