Clinical Trials with the Artificial Kidney.
- Author:
Hee Yong LEE
1
;
Hak SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Clinical Trial
- Keywords:
artificial kidney;
renal failure
- MeSH:
Body Water;
Dialysis;
Humans;
Kidney;
Kidneys, Artificial*;
Minnesota;
Nitrogen;
Renal Insufficiency;
Ultrafiltration
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1962;3(1):33-38
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
While the artificial kidney bears little resemblance to the human kidney, it does have an important similarity in function. It is designed and constructed to remove nitrogenous waste, to restore chemical balance and to reduce body water in case of the edematous by ultrafiltration from the patient in a comparatively short space of time. The author treated 16 cases of renal failure caused by various origin in the Artificial Kidney Team of the University of Minnesota Hospital from October 1959 to March 1960, and 19 dialyses were performed on 9 patients by using the Kolff Disposable Twin Coil Kidney and conservativetreatment only on 7 patients.The outcomes of treatment were summarized as follows: Dialysed Group Conservative Treatment Group TotalAlive 5 cases (55%) 6 cases (86%) 11 cases (69%)Dead 1 cases (14%) 1 case (14%) 5 cases (31%)Total 9 cases 7 cases 16 cases.
