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A miniaturised kidney dialysis machine with fluid
control capability for newborn babies has been developed. The dialyzer operates with a much lower
volume of blood and very low blood and ultrafiltration flows. The device allows the use of a small catheter
preventing damage to a baby’s blood vessels.
It has been successfully tested on a critically ill newborn baby. The patient was discharged from intensive
care after 39 days.
Continuous renal replacement therapy in neonates and small infants: development and first-in-human use of a miniaturised machine (CARPEDIEM); C. Ronco et al, The Lancet, Volume 383, Issue 9931, Pages 1807 - 1813, 24th May 2014
P.S. learn more about this technology and enjoy a "Cappucino with Claudio Ronco", the lead author of the paper in The Lancet, on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78_fieyQp35MHZ87bD0FnL1pvw7lvweU
