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Clinic for kidney and hypertension diseases

Medical Director
Prof. Dr. Christoph J. Olbricht

Telephone +49 (0)711 278-35301
Telefax +49(0)711 278-35309
c.olbricht@klinikum-stuttgart.de

The clinic treats patients with kidney and hypertension diseases. In the ICU, we treat critically ill patients with highly impaired renal function. The clinic also includes the Stuttgart transplant centre. The head of the clinic is also the Centre's director. The clinic has 36 beds including the transplantation station
and 32 dialysis stations.

Treatment and care priorities

Diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from
- Kidney diseases
- Complicated hypertension
- Kidney diseases in systemic diseases
Diagnosis and treatment of dialysis patients with vascular diseases
Intensive care management of patients with acute renal failure and multiple organ failure
Intensive care management of dialysis patients with severe diseases
Renal ultrasonography, duplex ultrasonography
Performance of all extracorporeal procedures such as haemodialysis, haemofiltration, Genius procedure, plasmapheresis, immunoadsorption
Training for carrying out peritoneal dialysis independently
Diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute poisoning including haemoperfusion treatment
Kidney transplants

Special offers and facilities

Transplant outpatient clinic
Outpatient haemodialysis
Outpatient peritoneal dialysis
Outpatient plasmapheresis and immunoadsorption
Case Management

Transplant Centre Stuttgart
Martin Kalus, transplant coordinator
Telephone +49 (0)711 278-34150
Telefax +49 (0)711 278-34159
m.kalus@klinikum-stuttgart.de
www.transplantationszentrum-stuttgart.de

Outstanding procedures in diagnosis and therapy

AB0-incompatible living kidney transplantation
Kidney transplant in HIV-positive patients
High cut-off dialysis for the removal of immunoglobulin light chains
Transjugular renal biopsy, in collaboration with the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Prof. Dr. Richter

Scientific activities

Drug monitoring of immunosuppressive drugs after kidney transplantation and the effect on the graft's function and survival, in cooperation with the Central Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Prof. Dr. Wieland and Dr. Shipkova
Drug interactions after a kidney transplant in HIV-positive patients
Cosmos-study: Current management of secondary hyperparathyroidism - a multicentre observational study
Eurotransplant Senior DR-compatible study

Quality assurance (selection)

Collaborative Transplant Study: Worldwide comparison of the results of kidney transplantation since 1997
Annual quality report on kidney transplantation to the Social Ministry of Baden-Württemberg
Quality assurance in the context of the Eurotransplant foundation
Participation in the nationwide project: “Quality assurance for kidneys” in the areas of dialysis and transplantation since 1999

Hospital numbers

2008	2009	2010
42	40	36	Available Beds
1,478	1,449	1,456	Inpatient Cases
7.8	8.0	7.4	Length of stay in days

Selected services (case number)

2008	2009	2010
70	65	58	Kidney transplants
269	245	267	Kidney biopsies
12,257	12,179	12,055	Dialyses

Clinic for kidney and hypertension diseases

Klinikum Stuttgart – Katharinenhospital
Kriegsbergstrasse 60
70174 Stuttgart
Germany

Telephone +49 (0)711 278-35301
Telefax +49 (0)711 278-35309
c.olbricht@klinikum-stuttgart.de

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