| Theme | Prospects for Hemodiafiltration | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Present and future status of HDF therapies | |
| Publish Date | 2011/05 | |
| Author | Hideki Kawanishi | Tsuchiya General Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | As of 2010 all medical equipment for on-line HDF was licensed and the medical payment system included provisions for payments to maintain dialysis fluid quality. This means that on-line HDF systems became approved for medical treatment twenty years after their initial clinical use. Although on-line HDF is expected to be widely used in the dialysis field, nebulous issues concerning medical payment and medical equipment systems remain to be resolved. | |