Table 2.

Summary of European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association recommendations to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in dialysis centers

	Dialysis Patients	Healthcare Team
Education	•Instructions on hand and respiratory hygiene •Information on the COVID-19 virus	•Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) training •Review of adequate hand-washing
Infection Control	•Perform hand hygiene on arrival and departure from dialysis unit •Check body temperature before and after dialysis sessions •Encourage individual transport to-and-from sessions	•Use full PPE when testing, when caring for PUIs and when caring for confirmed cases •Perform hand hygiene before and after contact with any patient
Communication	•Inform staff of symptoms or exposure in advance of arrival to dialysis unit	•Inform team leader if symptomatic or positive exposure
Isolation	•Stay home if unwell •Self-isolate when not at dialysis •Dialyze symptomatic patients in separate isolation room, shift or center	•Stay home if unwell •Designated isolation staff/shifts

Adapted from Basile C, et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020;35(5):737–741. [7].