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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: tbarrett2533 on July 30, 2011, 07:54:32 PM

Title: Who Invented PD?
Post by: tbarrett2533 on July 30, 2011, 07:54:32 PM

So in speaking with my PD nurse Mandy the other day she inquires, "I wonder who ever thought of PD?" Soooooo that is the question of the day and now please enlighten me with the answer  :2thumbsup;


 :thx;

Title: Re: Who Invented PD?
Post by: Dannyboy on July 30, 2011, 08:32:51 PM

Brief overview:
http://historyofnephrology.blogspot.com/2009/06/unsung-story-of-early-peritoneal.html (http://historyofnephrology.blogspot.com/2009/06/unsung-story-of-early-peritoneal.html)

---Dan

Title: Re: Who Invented PD?
Post by: tbarrett2533 on July 31, 2011, 08:01:47 AM

Thanks so much Dan
 ;D

 :thx;

Title: Re: Who Invented PD?
Post by: Bill Peckham on July 31, 2011, 01:03:00 PM

Here is an interview with Dr. Henry Tenckhoff who speaks to the early years of PD and its development into something that could be widely used
http://www.voiceexpeditions.com/index.php?id=995 (http://www.voiceexpeditions.com/index.php?id=995)


There are snippets of the interview available or the entire thing - I read along with the transcript.

Title: Re: Who Invented PD?
Post by: Marina on July 31, 2011, 08:07:26 PM

Yes,  Dr. Henry Tenckhoff.   
" In 1968, the American Henry Tenckhoff developed the catheter named after him."

Title: Re: Who Invented PD?
Post by: tbarrett2533 on August 03, 2011, 02:59:56 PM

Thank you guys and gals so much..... I was a Hemo EXPERT (at least I thought  :rofl; :2thumbsup;)
and now I will soon be a PD expert as well thanks to you guys!!

 :thx;