He said Pantai Mutiara planned to spend another RM10 million on upgrading its facilities at its haemodialysis centre which had recently received a donation of three dialysis machines from the State Religious Affairs Council.
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The facilities include Operating Theatre, Endoscopy Theatre, Intensive Care Unit ( ICU ) for adult, paediatric and neonatal patients, high care wards for general and obstetric patients and Haemodialysis suite.
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RED LETTER DAY . . . Sau Seng Lum Haemodialysis Centre vice-president Wong Peng Wah receiving a RM5, 000 cheque from the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Najihah at the Istana Negara yesterday.
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It is associated with amputees, haemodialysis ( HD ) patients with arteriovenous ( AV ) shunts, and patients with paralysed legs, hepatitis C, chronic venous insufficiency or AV malformations ( AVM ).
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"For diabetics alone, there is an increase of 2, 000 patients per year needing regular haemodialysis, " he said after launching a charity art exhibition by Shirley Chu at the PWTC.
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"Of course, there is also the uncertain health risk attached to the usage of the pill to be considered, " he said after opening the Batu Pahat Rotary Club Haemodialysis Centre here today.
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""'Pelomonas " "'is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, nonspore-forming bacteria from the family Comamonadaceae, which were isolated from haemodialysis water.
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"' Gabexate "'is a serine protease inhibitor which is used therapeutically ( as gabexate mesilate ) in the treatment of pancreatitis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and as a regional anticoagulant for haemodialysis.
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Concerned with the upward trend of End Stage Renal Disease patients in the country, Chua said the ministry had allocated RM8 million to set up haemodialysis centres in 10 more general hospitals by the middle of the year.
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Leong was today accompanied to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport in Subang by her husband, her parents and State Executive Councillor, Datuk Dr Yeow Chai Thiam, who is also the chairman of Mawar Haemodialysis Centre.
