1 © 2012, Gambro Lundia AB IQD Solutions for You and Your Patients.

1 © 2012, Gambro Lundia AB

IQD Solutions for Youand Your Patients


The Value of IndividualizedQuality-assured Dialysis


Because Every Patient is Different …

Because Every Session is Different …

For over 48 years our employees have worked with dialysis

specialists, pioneering new therapies for dialysis clinics and

their patients. With you as our inspiration, we are constantly

seeking new ways to advance the science of dialysis.


The Dialysis Population is Growing …

• Incidence of ESRD patients 1980-2007 (USA) by age group

1980

2007

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15

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25

30

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1980 736 4 701 6 949 3 644 1 305

2007 1 245 13 504 41 239 24 986 27 917

0-19 20-44 45-64 65-74 75+


And it’s also getting …

Oldermean age increasing, approaching 70 years

More diabeticprevalence approaching 50-65% in many countries

More hypertensiveprevalence 80-90%

More cardiac diseaseprevalence 50-90%

Increased Body Mass Indexmean BMI close to 28 in USA, 25 in EU


Low Survival. High Cost.

• Mortality for patients on dialysis is 10-20 times higher than that of the general population of the same age and sex.• In most countries, the expenditure per ESRD patient per year is 10-20 times greater than the per capita health expenditure.


Only 50% of Treatments on TargetClinic variability in delivering Kt/V

On target

Insufficient treatment Inefficient use of resources


Optimizing the Delivery of Kt/V

On target


A New Approach is Needed

Individualized Dialysis—Because Every Patient is Different• Too often a ‘One therapy fits all’ approach despite multiple groups of patients with different diagnoses and different clinical characteristics. All patients are basically treated the same

Quality-assured Dialysis—Because Every Session is Different• High variability in dialysis care from clinic to clinic, patient to patient, treatment to treatment due to complexity of treatment delivery systems and lack of adequate quality assurance tools


Delivering Individualized

Quality-assured Dialysis


Your Patients in Focus

Patient well-being is at the heart of Individualized

Quality-assured Dialysis. IQD gives you a choice of

innovative treatment tools to help you provide the

best care for every single patient. In every single

session.

Solutions for Patient Well-being


Smooth, Trouble-free Delivery

With IQD, the easier the delivery, the better the

treatment for your patients. It also helps staff, freeing

up their time and energy to focus on quality care in a

comfortable atmosphere.

Solutions for Staff Satisfaction


Optimal DialysisPrescription and Delivery

IQD gives clinicians the vital assurance that your

patients are receiving the best care. You can be

sure of the most suitable therapy and delivery of

the treatment, as prescribed.

Solutions for Clinical Excellence


Putting Resources tothe Best Use

IQD helps you with the day-to-day running

of the clinic. Optimize your resources by

making the most of each patient’s time in

the chair.

Solutions for Operational Efficiency


Clinical Excellence

Patient Well-being

Operational Efficiency

Staff Satisfaction


Individualized Quality-assured Dialysis

Individualizationof the Therapy:

First give each patient the right prescription, taking intoaccount any special needs

Quality Assurance ofthe Delivered Treatment:

Then deliver that prescription every session through qualityassurance

1 © 2012, Gambro Lundia AB IQD Solutions for You and Your Patients.

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