Dialysis: History, Development And Promise
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Dialysis: History, Development And Promise

History, Development and Promise

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Dialysis: History, Development And Promise

History, Development and Promise

About this book

This book describes the past, present and future of dialysis and dialysis-related renal replacement therapies so that the reader can acquire a firm grasp of the medical management of acute and chronic renal failure.

By becoming thoroughly conversant with the past and present of dialysis, a health care professional will be in a much better position to provide the best standard of care to patients suffering from renal failure. As the book highlights the unsolved operational obstacles in the field of renal replacement therapies, future innovators may be inspired to develop novel solutions to tackle these problems. This remarkable work is a must-read not only for healthcare providers in the dialysis industry, but also for patients, dialysis equipment manufacturers as well as pharmaceutical companies.

Contents:

  • Some Pioneers of Hemodialysis
  • Hemodialysis Access
  • Hemodialysis Access: Current Practice and Innovations
  • Development of Hemodialysis Methods and Machines
  • Modifications of Standard Hemodialysis Schedules and Techniques
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Dialysis Across the Globe
  • Special Problems in Treating Dialysis Patients
  • Practice Guidelines, Management, and Patient Education
  • Innovation: The Near and Distant Future
  • Dialysis of Animals


Readership: Nephrologists, dialysis nurses, dialysis technicians, dialysis-centric scientists and engineers, patients, patients' relatives, dialysis equipment manufacturers, dialysis-related pharmaceutical companies, dialysis-related website operators.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Disclaimer
  6. Preface I
  7. Preface II
  8. Contents
  9. List of Contributors
  10. Part I Some Pioneers of Hemodialysis
  11. Part II Hemodialysis Access
  12. Part III Hemodialysis Access: Current Practice and Innovations
  13. Part IV Development of Hemodialysis Methods and Machines
  14. Part V Modifications of Standard Hemodialysis Schedules and Techniques
  15. Part VI Peritoneal Dialysis
  16. Part VII Dialysis Across the Globe
  17. Part VIII Special Problems in Treating Dialysis Patients
  18. Part IX Practice Guidelines, Management, and Patient Education
  19. Part X Innovation: The Near and Distant Future
  20. Part XI Dialysis of Animals
  21. Index