Not all people live long after kidney dialysis. The life expectancy after renal dialysis is mainly determined by the cause of serious kidney injury, the adequacy and compliance of dialysis and the presence of serious complications and emotions. If renal dialysis is caused by acute renal failure, the patient’s life expectancy is usually not affected; if it is caused by chronic renal failure, the life expectancy can be affected, about 10-20 years.
Many patients with acute renal failure can recover quickly after hemodialysis treatment, and many of them will not have sequelae, and the prognosis is relatively good, and these patients generally will not affect their life expectancy.
Chronic renal failure is mainly due to kidney damage caused by uremia, such as uremia caused by chronic nephritis, which requires long-term dialysis. Long-term and adequate dialysis life expectancy can reach about 10 to 20 years. Many kidney dialysis patients have shorter life expectancy due to poorer economy, aversion to dialysis, inadequate dialysis and other conditions, even some patients die within months due to heart failure, infection and so on.
Therefore, if dialysis patients want to prolong their life as much as possible, dialysis must be regular, adequate, monitor all indicators, actively treat all kinds of complications, and keep a positive mindset to cope with the treatment of the disease.
Kidney dialysis patients are recommended to visit regular hospitals and standardize the treatment under the guidance of physicians.