Patient education on the dialysis shunt, aligned with anaesthesia

1. 1

   1. Access via link or QR code

   Patients receive access via a link on the hospital website, a QR code on the leaflet or with the appointment confirmation.

2. 2

   2. Medical history with medication

   They enter pre-existing conditions, allergies and medications once for surgery and anaesthesia. Anticoagulants appear in the HCP Dashboard with the preoperative recommendations of the specialist societies.

3. 3

   3. One document for shunt and anaesthesia

   The consent sheet for the shunt and the consent sheet for the anaesthesia technique are combined in one bilingual document. Physicians add annotations before signature.

4. 4

   4. Discussion and signature

   The consent discussion takes place on site or telemedically. Whether a telemedical consent discussion is sufficient is decided by the physician, depending on the procedure and risk profile.

5. 5

   5. Surgery preparation plan

   After approval, patients receive their plan with appointment, medication pauses and fasting rules, plus reminders by email or text message.

The result is one PDF/A with consent sheet, consent trail and medical history – archived in an audit-proof manner.

Dialysis catheters such as Shaldon and Demers catheters can be found under vascular surgery, dialysis and apheresis treatments under nephrology.

• Articles & guides

  From medical history to patient education: how an end-to-end digital process gives physicians more time for the patients who really need it

  In the conventional pre-admission pathway, all patients go through the same steps up to the face-to-face discussion – regardless of need. A structured digital medical history allows patients to be grouped by risk: low-risk patients are fully prepared digitally, while patients with a complex history receive more time in the discussion. The risk classification prepares the physician's assessment; the decision is made by the physician.

  October 15, 2026 · 8 min read
• Articles & guides

  The psychology of good patient education: how language, visuals and storytelling promote understanding

  Whether patient education is understood depends less on the amount of information than on how it is conveyed. Anxiety and technical language make information harder to understand and remember; relevant, personalised content, clear language, multilingual support, images and a narrative structure improve it. Being able to repeat content strengthens informed self-determination.

  October 15, 2026 · 8 min read
• Law & regulation

  Informed consent 2026: what has changed legally for physicians and hospitals

  The basic framework of informed consent is stable, but the requirements for evidence, individualisation and documentation are rising. In Germany, the treating party bears the burden of proof for a proper consent discussion (§ 630h(2) BGB); general template forms are not sufficient if there are particular risk factors. Since August 2026, the transparency obligations of the EU AI Act also apply, for example to chatbots and AI-generated content. Common errors are missing proof of timing, standard forms without individualisation, undocumented conversations, ignored language barriers and analogue archiving.

  October 28, 2026 · 9 min read

• Patient intakeAccess via QR code, website link or appointment confirmation – no app, no new password.Learn more
• Digital medical historyOne questionnaire for surgery and anaesthesia – adaptive, with medication by photo and upload of findings.Learn more
• Validation & risk assessmentRisk factors and key figures for each case, prepared for medical assessment.Learn more
• Digital consent sheetPatient-specific consent sheet with electronic signature.Learn more
• Consent discussionOn site or telemedical – prepared by video and consent sheet.Learn more
• Premedication & handoverPremedication with fully prepared cases, followed by handover to the HIS via FHIR.Learn more