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Dialysis is not a permanent solution - the worse the kidney function becomes, the more dialysis is needed, until you're at at a stage where you're in hospital on dialysis full time (which is obviously not a life). Transplants are a more long term solution.
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What are the advantages of kidney dialysis over kidney transplant?
There aren't really any advantages over a kidney transplant, as dialysis is used to keep patients alive while they wait for a transplant. Patients are always on the waiting list for a transplant, which shows that there isn't really any benefit.
What happens when you have kidney failiure?
if your kidneys fail completely, then you can go on a transplant list and get a kidney transplant if your kidneys are failing the doctors will put you on dialysis ... trying to keep your blood clean... eventually your kidneys will fail and then you will get a transplant
What if you don't have a kidney transplant?
If you have kidney failure then you will need to do dialysis or have a kidney transplant. If treatment is not received, the build up of toxins is fatal.
What are the chances that failed kidneys will recover enough to stop dialysis?
NONE, THE only chance of getting off of dialysis would be getting a kidney transplant.
What else can be done instead of a transplant?
Depending on which organ, either medication or in the case of kidney, dialysis.
Chronic kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplant is termed?
Hemodialysis
Why when a person is first diagonosed with kidney failure they are put on dialysis first rather than a transplant?
It is very hard to find a kidney transplant. In some countries it can take several years before you can get a transplant.
You are on dialysis and can't get on the transplant list until i lose 50 pounds because I'm on peritoneal dialysis your doctor says that's impossible so will medicare pay for liposuction?
No.
What are the mortality rates for patients undergoing dialysis?
The USRDS reports that mortality rates for individuals on dialysis are also significantly higher than both kidney transplant patients and the general population, and expected remaining lifetimes of chronic dialysis patients are only.
What medical options are there if both kidneys are failing?
There are only 2: 1) Dialysis - either hemodialysis or pertitoneal. 2) Kidney Transplant
What will happen to the body if you get kidney failure?
Kidney failure results in death in a few days, usually less than a week, unless the person receives a kidney transplant or is put on a dialysis machine.
How can a person with failed kidneys be saved?
whoever has a good kidney they can donate theirs Dialysis or kidney transplant. For a transplant, a willing donor with the same blood type has to be found. This could take years.
