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THE NHS faces a scarcity of kidney machines — with as much as one in three of the sickest coronavirus sufferers needing dialysis.
One main medic warned hospitals are at the moment managing by “the pores and skin of their tooth”.
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One other stated machines, designed to treat one patient at a time, needed to be shared between two, risking breakdowns and a scarcity of disposable equipment.
Officers have prioritised acquiring ventilators to help the sickest Covid-19 victims.
However medical doctors warn an absence of dialysis equipment is hampering efforts to avoid wasting lives.
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Intensive care guide Dr Ron Daniels stated: “We’re seeing one in three patients who are being ventilated with Covid-19 also needing kidney support.
“That’s placing actual strain on the kidney machines.
“We’ve got no spares mendacity round, so we’re seeing shortages.
“To manage, one patient is placed on them one day and a second the next.”
One in five intensive care patients needed dialysis.
Paul Hunter, Professor in Medicine at the University of East Anglia, said 80 per cent of those getting kidney support failed to pull through.
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