Development from chronic renal failure to acute blood purification

Abstract

Acute blood purification therapy may originate from chronic dialysis or intensive care. It was found that the mainly participating nephrologists and intensive care physicians had different educational backgrounds and lacked communication. However, in recent years, the barriers have decreased due to the activities of KDIGO guidelines in the world and the Japanese Society for Blood Purification in Critical Care in Japan. The basis of blood purification therapy is based on renal replacement therapy, and many acute blood purification are derived from it. This paper considers the development of acute blood purification from the historical development of chronic dialysis.