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   10-Sep-2020
 

Arch Hellen Med, 37(Supplement 2), 2020, 237-241

DIALYSIS/TRANSPLANTATION

The history of peritoneal dialysis in Turkey

A. San
Anatolia Kidney Foundation, Ankara, Turkey

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) in Turkey was first applied in 1950s by Kemal Önen in Istanbul Haseki Treatment Clinics. In Ankara, it was first applied by Nihat Sipahi at the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1958. In modern sense, PD applications started in Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine Treatment Clinic in 1965. In Ankara, it was first applied at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine by Şeref Zileli in 1969. CAPD was first applied at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1981. The recording system started in 1994 by the coordination of the Turkish Society of Nephrology and Ministry of Health. 2018 reports show that there are 139 PD centers and 3192 patients in Turkey.

Key words: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), First applications, History of peritoneal dialysis, Peritoneal dialysis (PD) to day, Turkey.


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