Renal medicine

Common underlying conditions among our patients include diabetes, inflammatory systemic diseases, hereditary conditions, and vascular disease. Additionally, we frequently treat and investigate acute conditions at our inpatient units in Lund and Malmö.

We have extensive experience in advanced treatments using blood purification techniques such as haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and apheresis (plasma exchange therapy). We also assist other departments in managing severe immunological diseases by performing apheresis to remove disease-causing antibodies.

Kidney transplant assessments are conducted in Malmö, and our department provides care for transplant patients both before and after surgery. Most patients continue to be monitored at our clinic for the first year following transplantation.

Several forms of dialysis are available for patients with severe kidney failure, including peritoneal dialysis, automated peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis, self-dialysis, and home dialysis. Patients who can administer their own haemodialysis treatment are monitored in Lund. We also have extensive expertise in dialysis catheters for all types of dialysis, which are inserted by nephrologists.