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Table 2 Total number of dialysis sessions, dialysis hours & unit characteristics at each hospital

From: The costs in provision of haemodialysis in a developing country: A multi-centered study

 

NHSL

KTH

CSTH

Hospital 'A'

Hospital 'B'

Total

Dialysis sessions

      

   June

562

1561

73

443

702

3341

   July

668

1530

73

440

675

3386

Hours of dialysis

      

   June

2094

6152

230

1772

2711

12959

   July

2534

5946

240

1760

2821

13301

Dialysis machines

10

28

2

6

8

54

Hours of dialysis per machine

      

   June

209.4

219.7

115

295.3

338.9

240.0

   July

253.4

212.4

120

293.3

352.6

246.3

Doctors

0

2

0

0

4

6

Nursing staff

19

48

5

9

12

93

"Minor" staff

8

10

1

4

2

25

  1. ARF - Acute Renal Failure, ESRD - End Stage Renal Disease, NHSL - The National Hospital of Sri Lanka, KTH - Kandy Teaching Hospital, CSTH - Colombo South Teaching Hospital