Statements (33)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
medical device
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
dialysis machine
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gptkbp:alternativeTo |
kidney transplant
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gptkbp:cause |
infection
complications hypotension blood clotting |
gptkbp:component |
gptkb:cell_membrane
blood pump dialysate dialyzer |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
artificial kidney
|
gptkbp:improves |
quality of life for kidney failure patients
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gptkbp:introducedIn |
1943
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gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Willem_Kolff
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gptkbp:lifesaving_for |
end-stage renal disease patients
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gptkbp:regulates |
FDA (in the United States)
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
peritoneal dialysis
bioartificial kidney wearable artificial kidney |
gptkbp:removes |
excess fluid from blood
waste products from blood |
gptkbp:requires |
trained personnel
regular maintenance vascular access |
gptkbp:used_in |
hospitals
dialysis centers home dialysis |
gptkbp:usedFor |
hemodialysis
renal replacement therapy treating kidney failure |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Willem_Kolff
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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