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.
Peritoneal dialysis is the most common form of home dialysis and allows the procedure to be performed virtually anywhere. It uses the lining of the abdomen to perform the treatment and was first used in a modern way in 1968 when Henry Tenckhoff created a catheter that could remain in the abdomen permanently. Before Tenckhoff, the procedure was performed for nearly 40 years with new insertions of a catheter for every treatment.