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How Long Has Dialysis Been Available?

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How Long Has Dialysis Been Available? How long has dialysis been available? Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis have been done since the mid 1940’s. Dialysis, as a regular treatment, was begun in 1960 and is now a standard treatment all around the world. CAPD began in 1976. When did dialysis begin in the US? Forty-seven years

When Was The First Hollow Fiber Dialyzer Invented?

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When Was The First Hollow Fiber Dialyzer Invented? A major step forward was the development of the first hollow-fiber dialyzer in 1964. This technology replaced the until-then traditional membranous tubes and flat membranes with a number of capillary-sized hollow membranes. When was the peritoneal dialysis machine invented? The first type of dialyzer, then called the