title: Wearable dialysis: what is missing?
abstract: In this chapter, unanswered questions regarding the safety and usability of the wearable artificial kidney (WAK) are discussed. This will cover issues such as safe blood access, risks related to the operation of the WAK, temporary disconnection or separation during sleep, and reloading dialysate regeneration cartridges.
authors.affiliation: Medical Devices Consultant, Köstenberg, Austria.
authors.forename: Hans-Dietrich
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Polaschegg
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial