Preparatory care for dialysis

Description

Preparatory care for dialysis may include the assessment, education and counselling of the patient and carer(s) to facilitate psychosocial adjustment, choice of dialysis modality (including site – home, satellite, hospital) and timing of commencement, identification and management of social and physical barriers to dialysis or specific modalities. This may include preparation of the patient for dialysis access modalities including creation of fistula and/or insertion of dialysis catheter.

Index terms

Preparatory care for dialysis
preparatory care for subsequent treatment for dialysis

Exclusions from above levels

QB42 – renal dialysis status

Sibling codes

QB94.1 – Care involving extracorporeal dialysis
QB94.2 – Care involving peritoneal dialysis
QB94.Y – Care involving other specified dialysis
QB94.Z – Care involving dialysis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Preparatory care for dialysis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1595903337

Part of: QB94: Care involving dialysis › 24: Factors influencing health status or contact with health services