Helmetta, NJ
A 43-year-old female asked:
Why do poeple on hemodialysis die waiting for a kidney?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
All sorts of reasons: Death can be due to all the reasons everyone dies from, such as heart attacks, strokes, pneumonias, cancers, car accidents, murders, suicides, etc..., as well as their kidney disease worsening to the point that their bodies start to fail them.
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Lack of organs: People on dialysis need kidney transplants, but not enough kidneys are available for all the people who need those.
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Last updated Jul 21, 2020
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