Daryo Dec 1, 2021:

@ AllegroTrans They ARE cases when you CAN say "The source text is wrong and I know best"

And that would apply to this text.

I happen to know personally few people who survived for years on dialysis.

Changing dialysis parameters "ONLY WHEN ALLOWED" - which would the literal interpretation of this ST as formulated - is a sure way to most literally kill a sizeable proportion of your patients. I know one guy who saved his own life by switching a to less dogmatic doctor, who treated each dialysis patient individually, instead of force feeding on everyone a one-fit-all solution.

I think that the author should be contacted to clarify the intended meaning, as a wrongly operated dialysis equipment definitely falls into the category of "deadly dangerous machinery".

BTW what is "local" is far from obvious - each hospital could have its own "local" policy, even withing the same town [not a hypothetical example]

AllegroTrans Nov 30, 2021:

@ Drmanu49: Obvious or not obvious You can't just say say "The source text is wrong and I know best"
That isn't translation, it's making unjustified assumptions
If the translator thinks there MAY be a mistake in the text then he/she can alert the client

Drmanu49 Nov 30, 2021:

Si un dialyseur est installé il est évident que son usage et les réglages sont autorisés. On ne parle alors que de recommandations et de s'y conformer. Le texte source n'est pas correct et autant utiliser les formules adéquates.

orgogozo (asker) Nov 30, 2021:

Bonjour marewa C'est ce que je comprend en tout cas

marewa Nov 30, 2021:

bonjour, conformément aux directives locales et de pression?