How long can a patient with uremia live on hemodialysis?

We know that living in this world, everyone will experience the process of birth, aging, sickness and death. It is rare for a person to live to old age without any illness or disaster. Therefore, many people will still experience the occurrence of some major diseases. We all know about uremia. Once you suffer from uremia, it means that your life has entered a countdown state. There are many ways to treat uremia. The most common one is uremia hemodialysis, which is a way to relieve uremia. But how long can a patient with uremia survive on hemodialysis?

Dialysis therapy, also known as "artificial kidney", includes hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Hemodialysis uses an artificial dialysis machine to drain the patient's blood into the dialyzer, and then washes and filters it repeatedly for 4-5 hours to remove toxins from the blood. Generally performed twice a week. Hemodialysis is intermittent dialysis. The level of urea toxin in the blood is very high during the intervals between dialysis. After dialysis, urea toxin is cleared too quickly, and it is difficult for patients to adapt to the high and low levels.

In addition, hemodialysis cannot be performed at home. Some patients need to go to a regional central hospital hundreds of miles away for hemodialysis, which is very troublesome. Peritoneal dialysis is a continuous dialysis. Patients feel comfortable and can treat themselves at home. The disadvantage is that the dialysis is not sufficient and peritonitis and peritoneal sclerosis are prone to occur. However, for patients who are already in desperate situation, dialysis treatment can significantly prolong their lives and improve their quality of life. At the same time, it can buy precious time for patients who are preparing for kidney transplant treatment.

There is no specific conclusion as to how long a patient with uremia can live on hemodialysis. It depends on each person's physical condition and medical history. Some patients can survive for more than ten years with dialysis treatment, but some cannot. But there is also a corresponding economic cost to be paid. The biggest advice for patients with uremia is timely and effective treatment.

If economic conditions permit, dialysis can ensure adequate dialysis and reduce complications for patients. If the patient's physical condition is good, this should be able to last for at least twenty years. However, you should pay attention to proper exercise, maintain a regular life, adequate nutrition, avoid fatigue, and prevent colds and other diseases, because other things can aggravate renal failure. Current data show that if everything goes well, the survival time for dialysis and kidney transplantation is basically similar, with approximately 80% of patients surviving more than 1 year and 60% of patients surviving more than 5 years.

The above is some information about how long patients with uremia can live on hemodialysis. If there are patients with such diseases around us, we can help them with relevant treatments. However, in general, this disease requires treatment from a professional doctor, and hemodialysis for uremia cannot be treated at home and must be treated in a hospital. This can only be done if economic conditions permit.