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How long can you live after kidney failure if you receive no treatment?

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Dr. Veeraish Chauhan answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

Hard to answer: A lot would depend if any residual kidney function exists, and the disease acuity. Dialysis is only one of the options available for kidney failure; but lately, a huge emphasis is being put on non-dialytic management of kidney failure. This is called maximal conservative care. Hence, you could still treat some complications of kidney failure medically, and possibly improve mortality.

Answered 12/24/2019

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