Fresenius 2008k@home assistance?

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Specializes in ICU nephrology.

Hi everyone, our small unit will be starting to use the fresenius 2008k@home dialysis machines.  We need assistance in learning basic set up of the machine - rinse, stringing up to hooking up the patient.  If anyone could please offer any assistance, we are hoping to get a video that we could use as a team for learning and teaching.  Any advice would be helpful, thank you.  Please pm directly that way I can get the notifcation in my email if I'm not online.  

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Hmmm Fresenius has newer machines - is there a reason you are using an older model? This one doesn't have chairside charting for instance. In looking at your earlier posts, I gather you are not in the US?  Can I ask what country you are in? Here is a YouTube video for machine set up:

How to set up a Dialysis Machine part I (Hemodialysis Training)

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Specializes in ICU nephrology.

finally someone responded, thank you!  I don't seem to be able to pm you so messaging here, apologize in advance I don't want to hijack the thread.  Yes we are outside the states in the Caribbean and these are our machines, we just have so many questions.   Just basic logistical stuff - so for example since these are made for home use, there are alot of onscreen prompts and so its harder to move from screen to screen, every single step you have to press "Done" and then "confirm"...so unless you follow the steps and do this, its easy to get lost in the steps, its hard to know when to move from prime to test to recirc to when ready for the patients because of all the prompts.  Any tips/troubleshooting for passing test.  Its just so many onscreen prompts its hard to know what screen is best to stay on to get thorugh the stringing/setup phase.  I know the prompts are meant to help, but actually its just making screen setup so much "busier" and more confusing.  We're never sure when the set up is completely finished and we can set patient up on machine. Please remember, we've had no training on this specific machine.  Can you please provide the link, there is no link above.  Im not sure if we can share email on this platform, but if we are allowed, I'd appreciate an email since pm not working. Thanks.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Gosh - I'm sorry you are having such a rough time with this. I would use YouTube videos for your specific machine. Unfortunately, I'm an APP so I don't actually set up the machines and don't have that knowledge. 

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