• 1. Department of Nephrology and Institute of Kidney Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Institute of Disaster Medicine / Institute of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
LI Zhengchi, Email: lizhengchi@wchscu.cn
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Blood purification is not only an effective treatment for patients with acute and chronic renal failure, but also plays an important role in the rescue of various critically ill patients. The current blood purification devices is relatively bulky and not suitable for use in daily life and disaster rescue sites. Portable blood purification devices can be divided into portable artificial kidney, wearable artificial kidney, implantable artificial kidneys and mobile continuous renal replacement therapy machine, which have not yet been widely applied in clinical practice. In recent years, with the advancement of materials science and computer science, efficient regeneration of dialysate and intelligent operation of equipment have become possible, and portable blood purification devices is also expected to experience rapid development. This article briefly reviews the development history and future research directions of portable blood purification devices.

Citation: ZHAO Yuliang, LIU Caihong, ZHANG Ling, FU Ping, LI Zhengchi. Past and present of portable blood purification devices. West China Medical Journal, 2024, 39(7): 1005-1009. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202406149 Copy

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