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8-85a.01:

Extracorporeal circulation and treatment of blood: Dialysis following no graft function and failure of kidney transplant: Intermittent: 4 to 5 treatments

You blood was cleansed with a dialysis machine because your donor kidney was not working properly.

You were given a kidney from an organ donor. This kidney was not working adequately. So your blood has been cleansed outside of your body. To do this, a dialysis machine was repeatedly connected to one of your blood vessels.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).