Abstract
According to the statistical survey carried by the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy at the end of 2010, the number of dialysis patients had reached to 297,126. The mean age was 66.2, and aging of this population had been progressed. Also, diabetes mellitus consists of 43.5% of all the primary diseases. Dialysis patients with complications are increasing in number, and more patients are in needs for assistance.
This trend will burden onto the medical personnel more heavily, so there is growing apprehension that medical errors and accidental infections may increase. The safety requirements are becoming higher, so it is desired to secure patients' safety and to improve medical personnel's environment.
In recent years, the water treatment systems to purify dialysis fluid and the fully automated dialysis system has developed to increase safety and save labor. These systems are effective to lighten the burden in current medical setting.
Purifying the dialysis fluid gives more treatment options. Mass substitution hemodiafiltration (HDF) therapy, including online HDF, is enabled, so it leads to the improvement of clinical symptoms.
The systems for dialysis therapy equip various membranes, such as RO membranes, UF membranes, and dialyzers. This report explains the utilization of each system.
