| Theme |
The Front of Dialysate Purification Technologies in Hemodialysis Therapy |
| Title |
Recent foreign trends in water quality management for dialysis |
| Author |
Yoshitada Sakai |
Japan Medical Devices Manufacturers Association, Division of Artificial Kidney, Committee member for ISO |
| [ Summary ] |
The ISO 23500 standard, which is a dialysate quality management criteria, is now being discussed. More time than expected has been spent on this discussion. Finalization of this work is expected by the end of 2009. Foreign countries have actively settled on or revised their own standards individually, presumably by considering the discussions of the ISO working group. It seems that confirmation of real situations of water quality management and finding ways to improve them has been delayed in Japan by each dialysis unit and manufacturer. The Japanese medical community should contribute their opinions if some different points to be included in the ISO standards are discovered during the next two years of the study. |