State-of-the-art hemodialysis machines for the children of M.S. Curie Hospital

Marie Curie Emergency Children's Hospital is home to one of the 5 hemodialysis centers in Romania dedicated to children with chronic liver failure.

The center in this hospital currently has 7 hemodialysis machines, 3 of which have passed the number of hemodialysis hours they can process, and 4 which are technologically obsolete. This obsoletion of the machines increases the adverse effects of hemodialysis on the children.

For this reason, Dăruiește Viață has initiated a project to raise the funds needed to purchase new hemodialysis machines. Thus, with the support of the donors and sponsors, we have purchased two 6008 hemodialysis machines, state-of-the-art devices that are one of a kind in Romania and that will decrease adverse effects such as stunted growth or cardiovascular issues.

The purchase of these machines meant a EUR 66,000 investment.

Within this project, we also want to develop a 2-year training program for the medical staff, organized according to the standards of the International Nephrology Society. The program can continue for up to 6 years, depending on the professional indicators recorded. As such, we will continue to invest in a modern hemodialysis process, so that the doctors and nurses can work following the latest international medical procedures. We're estimating a future investment of around EUR 100,000 in order to equip the department with the machines needed and support the training of the medical staff.

From a young age, children with chronic kidney disease spend their lives connected to machines that help them survive. A child from this center would spend approximately 600 hours a year hooked up to the hemodialysis machines, and the obsoletion of the machines increases the side effects of the procedure. Unfortunately, the number of children on dialysis isn't getting any lower, so their health state depends on the machines and their performance.