The history of hemodialysis in China

The technique of hemodialysis was introduced into China more than 50 years ago; and both research and use of clinical hemodialysis began in mid‐1960s to late‐1960s. A brief review of the history of hemodialysis in China is presented here, including a brief description of pioneers and their contribut...

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Published in:Hemodialysis international 2020-07, Vol.24 (3), p.269-275
Main Authors: Bi, Shu‐Hong, Mu, Bingyao, Tang, Ziyong, Fan, Minhua, Wang, Tao, Ahmad, Suhail
Format: Article
Language:English
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China
hemodialysis
history
History, 20th Century
Humans
Renal Dialysis - history
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Summary:The technique of hemodialysis was introduced into China more than 50 years ago; and both research and use of clinical hemodialysis began in mid‐1960s to late‐1960s. A brief review of the history of hemodialysis in China is presented here, including a brief description of pioneers and their contributions, local development and use of dialyzers, hemodialysis machines, and vascular access, and dialysis management and logistics.
ISSN:1492-7535
1542-4758
DOI:10.1111/hdi.12815