WCN25-3701 THE DESTINY OF END-OF-LIFE HEMODIALYSIS MACHINES: AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY
Approximately one million hemodialysis (HD) machines are in operation worldwide, and some 100,000 are discarded each year. In Europe, legislation imposes a maximum lifespan – in France between 10 and 12 years – for HD machines. HD machines contain electronics parts and must be managed as Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). WEEEs are often sent to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): the Agbogbloshie area in Dacca, Ghana, is an example of e-waste mismanagement with a significant impact on the local population.
Authors
- G Piccoli
- Alejandra Orozco-Guillén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8310-593X)
- Mothusi Walter Moloi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-7691)
- Andrew John Mallett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-2551)
- Rasha Samir Shemies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-8023)
- Ikechi G. Okpechi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6545-9715)
- Jie Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7298-3307)
- Jane Waugh
- Massimo Torreggiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5561-948X)
- Andrew Davenport (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4467-6833)
- M. Ben Hmida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-6136)
- Fádi Fakhouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5390-8002)
- Wisit Cheungpasitporn
- Carmen Coroban
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Mansoura University (EG)
- Peking University (CN)
- Townsville Hospital (AU)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- Gaborone University College Of Law and Professional Studies (BW)
- Botswana Vaccine Institute (Botswana) (BW)
- Instituto Nacional de Perinatología (MX)
- Kidney Care UK (GB)
- Sunshine Coast University Hospital (AU)
- Hopital Universitaire Hedi Chaker (TN)
- Centre Hospitalier du Mans (FR)
- Peking University First Hospital (CN)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.628
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00