Table 5.
Paediatric facilities available on return
Frequently available | Occasionally available | Rarely available | |
---|---|---|---|
Equipment | Adult PD and HD catheters | Paediatric HD lines | Paediatric PD, HD, and consumables |
Machines |
Ultrasound machines Adult dialysis machines |
Paediatric dialysis machines—HD | Paediatric cycling PD machines |
Radiology | By day | At night or on weekends | Nuclear medicine and Urodynamics |
Histology |
By day Light microscopy |
At night or on weekends | Electron microscopy/immunohistopathology |
Surgeons and urologists | Mainly adult trained (65%) | Paediatric surgeons (30%) | Paediatric urologists |