| Title |
Lietuvos nefrologijos raida / |
| Translation of Title |
Development of nephrology in Lithuania. |
| Authors |
Razukas, Vytautas-Stepas |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Medicina. 2005, t. 41, priedas 1, p. 1-3.. ISSN 1010-660X |
| Keywords [eng] |
Nephrology ; Hemodialysis ; History |
| Abstract [eng] |
This article reviews the development of nephrology in the different regions of Lithuania. History of Lithuanian nephrology started in Vilnius in 1969 when the first hemodialysis was performed in the oldest hospital of Lithuania. In 1969 the clinics of Kaunas Medical university started hemodialysis service, in 1977 - Panevėžys hospital, in 1991 - Šiauliai hospital and in 1993 - Klaipėda hospital. In 1965 assoc. prof. Š. Markovičius began to give a course in nephrology at the faculty of Medicine of Vilnius university. In 1967 the first department of nephrology in Lithuania was opened at Vilnius city hospital. |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2005 |
