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How serious is kidney dialysis for someone twice weekly ?
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Serious: Dialysis is always serious business but twice weekly is very common and if done by a good clinic, it should be no prpblem.
Answered 5/4/2012
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See below: Generally we do not advise dialysis twice a week. It is difficult to achieve clearance of waste from the blood adequately and also in some cases removal of adequate fluid from the body . Three times a week for atleast 4hours each time are being recommended now, other options are night time and home dialysis.
Answered 8/23/2013
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