title: Water treatment for hemodialysis, including the latest AAMI standards.
abstract: Inadequately purified water for hemodialysis (HD) treatments have led to many documented patient injuries and deaths. Although nurses may not be servicing the water treatment system, they are nonetheless responsible for understanding all the clinical ramifications of water treatment for HD. This article offers information on water treatment components used for HD applications, including the latest AAMI standards.
authors.affiliation: Osmonics/ZyzaTech Water Systems, Kent, WA, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Amato
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009995:Osmosis; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000592:standards*; D012498:Sanitary Engineering / Q000592:standards; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis; D018508:Water Purification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical