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Institution |
Stockholm, Stockholm Karolinska University Hospital |
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Center |
Department of Renal Medicine | ||||||
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Description |
The Department of Renal Medicine at Karolinska University Hospital carries out a wide and qualified renal medical specialist care at county and national level. The clinic is responsible for approximately 500 hemodialysis patients, 120 peritoneal dialysis patients, 900 renal transplant patients and the catchment is about 65 % (1.4 million people) of the region. The number of visits to our two outpatient clinics are 20,000/ year, to the four dialysis units 50,000/year and we have approximately 1,000 hospitalisations per year. Rare renal diseases constitute a significant proportion (approximately 12 %) of our patients. | ||||||
Disease expertise |
» Hereditary glomerulopathies » Immune glomerulopathies » AD structural kidney disorders » Congenital malformations & ciliopathies » Pediatric CKD & dialysis » Pediatric kidney transplantation |
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Homepage |
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