title: [Dialysis and ecology: can we do better in the future?].
abstract: Development of dialysis has saved the lives of many patients. However, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are very demanding in resources such as water and electricity, and generate a large amount of waste. In this article, we will review the environmental aspects of dialysis. Different solutions will be discussed, such as recycling of water discharged during reverse osmosis, the integration of solar energy, recycling of waste plastics, and the use of other techniques such as sorbent dialysis. In a world where natural resources are precious and where global warming is a major problem, it is important that not only dialysis, but all branches of medicine become more attentive to ecology.
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie et hypertension, Département de médecine, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vuignier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pruijm
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jarrayah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D004463:Ecology / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008506:Medical Waste / Q000517:prevention & control; D059027:Recycling / Q000379:methods; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D008506:Medical Waste