Definitions for put the cart before the horse. This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word put the cart before the horse. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.
Dialysis takes the place of kidney function by cleaning a person's blood. The first successful dialysis machine, or âartificial kidney,â was invented in 1945 by Willem Johan Kolff, then a doctoral student at the University of Groningen in Holland. Today, about 450,000 Americans are on dialysis, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
Chronic hemodialysis only dates back to the 1940s. Before there was dialysis, chronic kidney disease was fatal. With the advent of the Kolff Rotating Drum dialysis machine in 1943, a new era of treatment for kidney failure beganâwhich has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Here, we share a brief history of dialysis from its start to the present.