Johor govt allocates RM1mil to haemodialysis centre

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Abdul Ghani(centre)signing the plaque at the ground-breaking ceremony looking on were Tan Beng Tong(right)and Dr Lee (left).

SEGAMAT: A haemodialysis centre here will receive RM1mil from the Johor government to fund a portion of its expansion project to build a new building with 100 dialysis units.

Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman announced the allocation for Wisma Pertubuhan Hemodialysis Muhibbah Segamat Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the project at Bandar Putra.

The RM8mil project, consiststing of a six-storey building, is expected to be completed by end of next year.

The new facility will be able to receive up to 300 patients per day compared with 150 patients currently, said the centre chairman Tan Sri Tan Beng Tong.

The centre, operated by non-governmental organisations in the district, was established 17 years ago with only eight machines. It now has 45 machines at its main centre in Segamat Baru and a branch in Labis.

Tan said the centre had been raising funds to build a larger centre with more machines due to the increasing number of patients with kidney diseases who needed dialysis treatment service

Extended open-carpal tunnel release in renal dialysis patients Sammy Al-Benna1, P. G. C. Nano1, Haussam El-Enin2 1 Department of Plastic Surgery, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London UK 2 Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, United Kingdom,  Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Tranplantation :http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2012;volume=23;i ssue=6;spage=1181;epage=1187;aulast=Al-Ber Abstract: Chronic hemodialysis patients are susceptible to median nerve compression. The clinical symptoms, surgical results and prognosis of chronic hemodialysis-related carpal tunnel syndrome have different results from those  of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of extended open  carpal tunnel release in chronic hemodialysis-related carpal tunnel syndrome. A review of 31 open-extended carpal tunnel decompressions in 27 chronic dialysis patients was performed. The surgical technique is detailed  and the clinical results analyzed. There was an improvement in symptoms and strength in all patients. There were no instances of recurrence of nerve compression during the one year follow-up period. Extended open carpal tunnel decompression improves symptoms and enhances hand function in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis. Read full text here

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