How Long can I Live in End Stage Kidney Failure without Dialysis

2014-03-25 05:52

How long can I live in end stage kidney failure without dialysis? This is a question we received from pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. As we know, kidney failure is a common treatment for people at end stage kidney failure. However, once people start dialysis, they need to rely on dialysis all their life long. So many end stage kidney failure patients do not want to start dialysis, and want to know how long they can live without dialysis.

Dialysis is an effective treatment for end stage kidney failure patients, because in some cases, it can help the life of kidney failure patients. And patients need to have dialysis depending on their illness condition.

At some conditions, ESRD patients will be safe if they don’t have dialysis.

In general, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is often an indicator for the time to start dialysis. Besides, if people don’t have some severe complications such as hyperkalemia and hyperuricemia or if they still have enough urine, they can live a long time without dialysis.

However, no body can tell the exact time for end stage kidney failure patients, since their illness condition will be different from case to case. For people don’t need to have dialysis, they need to have effective treatment now to remedy their kidney disease and improve their kidney function, which can prolong the life expectancy for them.

In some other conditions, people will be dangerous if they don’t have dialysis.

If end stage kidney failure patients have some serious symptoms or complications, they may be in a dangerous condition without dialysis and their life expectancy will be poor.

1. Creatinine level is higher than 8.0 mg/dl, or the BUN level is higher than 28.6 mmol/l

2. High potassium level which is above 6.5 mmol/l.

3. Metabolic acidosis with the symptoms of poor appetite, nausea and vomiting.

4. Chronic congestive heart failure

5. Restless leg syndrome

6. Severe swelling

These symptoms and complications may cause life-threatening for end stage kidney failure patients. Therefore, if they suffer from some or more of the symptoms, they need to start dialysis as soon as possible. Dialysis can only help remove the toxins in blood which can help relieve their symptoms. However, the average life expectancy for kidney failure patients is 10 years. When people start dialysis, they also need to have some other treatments to improve their kidney function, which can help them reduce the times of dialysis or even get rid of dialysis.

Therefore, end stage kidney failure patients need to depend on their illness condition to decide whether to start dialysis or not, and they should have effective treatment to improv their kidney function.

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