The Point-of-Care Peritoneal Dialysis System Early Evaluation Study (POC-PDEE): A pilot proof-of-principal study of the Ellen Medical Devices Point-of-Care affordable peritoneal dialysis system

Perit Dial Int. 2024 Jan 5:8968608231209850. doi: 10.1177/08968608231209850. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe global unmet need for kidney replacement therapy means that millions of people die every year as they cannot afford treatment. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) offers comparable survival to haemodialysis and is often more affordable, but one barrier to increasing access is that conventional manufacturing and distribution of PD fluid is costly. Here we report the results from a pilot proof-of-principal study demonstrating for the first time that the Ellen Medical Devices Point-of-Care system can be used by patients to produce sterile PD fluid at the point-of-care. With further development, this low-cost system could offer a solution to the many millions of people around the world who currently cannot afford treatment for kidney failure.PMID:38179591 | DOI:10.1177/08968608231209850

Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - January 5, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Benjamin Talbot Simon Davies Jenny Burman Angus Ritchie Paul Snelling Sue Lynch Youn Park Brian Jones Vincent Garvey Allison Jaure Meg Jardine Vlado Perkovic Martin Gallagher Arthur Brandwood Navneet Kaur John Knight Source Type: research