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This section provides information in different formats for people with or without kidney disease, healthcare professionals and other interested parties.

Deliverables

D2.1 Data Management Plan

This document, deliverable D2.1 from Work Package 2 (WP2), outlines the Data Management Plan (DMP) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection procedures. It details the data lifecycle for datasets collected, processed, or generated during the project.

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Scientific papers

Impact of the type of Dialysate Acid Concentrate container on the Environmental Footprint of Haemodialysis Centers

A life cycle assessment across 15 Spanish haemodialysis centres comparing the containers used to hold acid concentrate, showing how container choice affects the environmental footprint of dialysis.

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A life cycle assessment of peritoneal dialysis procurement in Italy: environmental burden and opportunities for improvement

Life cycle assessment of consumable procurement (bags, tubing, machines) for peritoneal dialysis at an Italian nephrology unit, quantifying its environmental burden and identifying opportunities to reduce it.

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Sustainable Kidney Care: A Life Cycle Assessment of the Peritoneal Dialysis Pathways

Evaluates peritoneal dialysis through a sustainability lens — environmental, social, health and economic — assessing its footprint relative to haemodialysis.

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Theoretically redesigning peritoneal dialysis products for sustainability: A life cycle inventory approach

Applies life cycle thinking to redesign ten high-use peritoneal dialysis products, using low-carbon transport, renewable energy and improved waste treatment to cut their carbon footprint.

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Comparing environmental footprints of haemodialysis and online haemodiafiltration in Italy

A process-based life cycle assessment comparing the environmental burden of haemodialysis and online haemodiafiltration, to support evidence-based, sustainable treatment decisions.

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Green Haemodialysis: Comparison of Dialysis Bags Versus Fresenius Granumix at the AOU Policlinico di Modena, Italy

Compares single-use acid-concentrate bags with an on-site dry-powder (Granumix) delivery system at a Modena hospital, focusing on waste, single-use plastic and transport emissions.

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How to improve the environmental impact in haemodialysis: small actions, big changes

Characterises the environmental impact of 20 haemodialysis centres over five years and shows how operational changes can meaningfully reduce it.

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Understanding the social dimensions of kidney care pathways: A scoping review protocol

A scoping review protocol to map the social dimensions — for patients, caregivers, professionals and the wider system — of kidney care and kidney replacement therapy pathways.

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Sustainable and accessible haemodialysis: life cycle assessment on central acid delivery system

A comparative life cycle assessment of a central acid-concentrate delivery system using dry powder at UMC Utrecht, and an examination of its wider global applicability.

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Gestión de los residuos del ácido en hemodiálisis: una oportunidad para reducir el impacto ambiental

Spanish-language article on how the type of acid container used in haemodialysis affects its environmental footprint, and the opportunity to reduce acid waste and emissions.

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Advancing green nephrology: a scoping review of sustainability interventions in kidney care

A PRISMA-ScR scoping review mapping sustainability interventions across kidney-care treatment modalities and identifying the challenges and opportunities for implementation.

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