Pitfalls in multidisciplinary care from the perspective of clinical engineers involved in hemodiafiltration

Abstract

Hemodiafiltration equipment is essential in the field of emergency and intensive care medicine for managing patients with various serious conditions. Multidisciplinary care for acute hemodiafiltration typically involves doctors, nurses, and clinical engineers; however, there are concerns regarding the risk of pitfalls arising due to “gaps” between each discipline. The present study investigated cases at our hospital and revealed that pitfalls occur due to insufficient communication during multidisciplinary care. As a result, efforts are now being made to prevent similar cases from occurring by establishing measures based on the details of the present investigations. Ideally, in order to prevent pitfalls, staff involved in multidisciplinary care should be constantly sharing information and providing mutual support.