What is Kidney Dialysis?
What is Kidney Dialysis?
- Kidney Dialysis: The process by which toxic compounds from the blood are removed.
Kidney Dialysis: Introduction
Types of Kidney Dialysis:
Types of Kidney Dialysis:
Broader types of Kidney Dialysis:
How many people get Kidney Dialysis?
Prevalance of Kidney Dialysis: 287,494 people in the USA 2001 (United States Renal Data System 2003 Annual Data Report, 2003)
Prevalance Rate of Kidney Dialysis: approx 1 in 946 or 0.11% or 287,493 people in USA [about data]
How serious is Kidney Dialysis?
Prognosis of Kidney Dialysis: Moderate. NIDDK dialysis 5 years survival 31.3%; 10 years (1989-1999): 8.7%
Complications of Kidney Dialysis:
see complications of Kidney Dialysis
1-year survival rate for Kidney Dialysis: probability of 77.8 survive 1 year of dialysis in the USA 2000-2001(United Network for Organ Sharing, 2003)
2-year survival rate for Kidney Dialysis: probability of 62.9 survive 2 years of dialysis in the USA 1999-2001 (United Network for Organ Sharing, 2003)
5-year survival rate for Kidney Dialysis: probability of 31.9 survive 5 years of dialysis in the USA 1996-2001 (United Network for Organ Sharing, 2003)
10-year survival rate for Kidney Dialysis: probability of 9.0 survive 10 years of dialysis in the USA 1991-2001(United Network for Organ Sharing, 2003)
What causes Kidney Dialysis?
Causes of Kidney Dialysis: see causes of Kidney Dialysis
What are the symptoms of Kidney Dialysis?
Complications of Kidney Dialysis:
see complications of Kidney Dialysis
Kidney Dialysis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Kidney Dialysis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Kidney Dialysis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Kidney Dialysis:
see treatments for Kidney Dialysis
Research for Kidney Dialysis:
see research for Kidney Dialysis
Organs Affected by Kidney Dialysis:
Organs and body systems related to Kidney Dialysis include:
Name of Kidney Dialysis
Main name of condition: Kidney Dialysis
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