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A wearable dialysis device: the first step to continuous therapy

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A wearable haemodialysis device holds the promise of freedom for patients to carry on with their lives without the limitations associated with conventional dialysis. A new report of the outcomes of 24 h treatment with a wearable haemodialysis system represents a small but important step forward in the development of a wearable device.

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  1. Andrew Davenport is at the UCL Centre for Nephrology, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK.,

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Davenport, A. A wearable dialysis device: the first step to continuous therapy. Nat Rev Nephrol 12, 512–514 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2016.100

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