Life Expectancy for End Stage Renal Disease

It is impossible to say how long a patients with end stage renal disease will survive as there is no expiration dates for everyone. While for people with end stage renal disease, how long they can live will depend on whether or what kind of treatment they are taking.

Renal failure will cause problems to the whole systems of the body. When the kidneys lose the functions, their kidneys cannot work well, vascular system will become flooded with fluid, potassium can't be discharged out properly, which will cause the heart to beat irregularly and her heart won't be able to keep up with the increased volume. The fluid will also collect in the lungs, chest making it difficult to breath. The kidneys cannot filter out the urea, and other wastes in her body, which will rapidly damage the heart, brain, and other vital organs. There are still many more complications can be caused, and if no proper remedy is adopted to help discharge the fluid, wastes etc. the patients will become weaker and weaker.

Under this condition, dialysis will be recommended to help the kidneys to function, and relieve the complications the patients have. Dialysis may sustain the patients' lives for as long as more than 20 years or so. While some may last for several years, then the kidney function will lose completely. Kidney transplant may be needed according to the individual condition.

In order to avoid such bad results, the better way for patients with renal disease is to adopt a proper treatment in the early stage, to slow down or stop the progress of the kidney damage, then people can live a much longer life.

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