Fig. 2

Clinical practice pattern at the dialysis center. Responses for questions 5 to 10. Each question is listed below. Responses were 5th grade of Likert-scale. Question 5: How often do you check laboratory data of other departments’ inpatients on hemodialysis when you are on duty at the hemodialysis center? Question 6: How often do you order blood examination for other departments’ inpatients on hemodialysis when you are on duty at the hemodialysis center? Question 7: How often do you order blood examination for inpatients on hemodialysis at other departments? Question 8: How often do you order chest X-ray for inpatients on hemodialysis at other departments when you are on duty at the hemodialysis center? Question 9: How often do you advise the physician responsible at other departments for inpatients on hemodialysis about the patient’s fluid or food as nutrition when you are on duty at the hemodialysis center? Question 10: How often do you advise the physician responsible for inpatients on hemodialysis at other departments about the medication (especially phosphate binder) when you are on duty at the hemodialysis center?