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Review
. 2023 Apr;47(4):649-666.
doi: 10.1111/aor.14396. Epub 2022 Sep 21.

Wearable and implantable artificial kidney devices for end-stage kidney disease treatment: Current status and review

Thomas Groth  1   2 , Bernd G Stegmayr  3 , Stephen R Ash  4 , Janna Kuchinka  1 , Fokko P Wieringa  5   6   7 , William H Fissell  8 , Shuvo Roy  9
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Review

Wearable and implantable artificial kidney devices for end-stage kidney disease treatment: Current status and review

Thomas Groth et al. Artif Organs. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of early death worldwide. By 2030, 14.5 million people will have end-stage kidney disease (ESKD, or CKD stage 5), yet only 5.4 million will receive kidney replacement therapy (KRT) due to economic, social, and political factors. Even for those who are offered KRT by various means of dialysis, the life expectancy remains far too low.

Observation: Researchers from different fields of artificial organs collaborate to overcome the challenges of creating products such as Wearable and/or Implantable Artificial Kidneys capable of providing long-term effective physiologic kidney functions such as removal of uremic toxins, electrolyte homeostasis, and fluid regulation. A focus should be to develop easily accessible, safe, and inexpensive KRT options that enable a good quality of life and will also be available for patients in less-developed regions of the world.

Conclusions: Hence, it is required to discuss some of the limits and burdens of transplantation and different techniques of dialysis, including those performed at home. Furthermore, hurdles must be considered and overcome to develop wearable and implantable artificial kidney devices that can help to improve the quality of life and life expectancy of patients with CKD.

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; kidney replacement therapies; wearable and implantable artificial kidneys.

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