TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Brief History of Home Hemodialysis A1 - Lohani, Sadichhya A1 - Knicely, Daphne H. A2 - Knicely, Daphne H. A2 - Abdel-Rahman, Emaad M. A2 - Greenberg, Keiko I. PY - 2021 T2 - Handbook of Home Hemodialysis AB - The story of hemodialysis (HD) dates back to 1942 with the development of the first artificial kidney by Willem Kolff in Holland.1,2 Italian Umberto Buoncristiani then built the first portable artificial kidney with recirculated dialysis fluid that enabled one of his patients to go on vacation with his children.3 In Japan, HD was made available in 1954 by Kishuo Shibusawa who utilized the handmade, modified Skeggs hemodialyzer.4 HD entered a new era when Belding Scribner and his colleagues from the University of Washington developed a Teflon arteriovenous shunt in 1960, making repeated blood access possible.1,5 The first outpatient dialysis unit, the Seattle Artificial Kidney Center (now known as the Northwest Kidney Center), opened only 2 years later in 1962.6 HD was only available for patients with acute kidney injury, who dialyzed 6 to 10 hours three times a week.4 Home hemodialysis (HHD) was first established in the 1960s at the University of Washington in Seattle.1 SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/06 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1178969281 ER -