How long can a person expect to live in end stage (stage 5) kidney failure without dialysis?Looking for ballpark here: Days? Weeks? Months? Years?
Posted by 3catsmeow
Days to a week or so
Posted by rosieC
Stage 5 CKD is also called established chronic kidney disease and is synonymous with the now outdated terms end-stage renal disease (ESRD), chronic kidney failure (CKF) or chronic renal failure (CRF
The prognosis of patients with chronic kidney disease is guarded as epidemiological data has shown that all cause mortality (the overall death rate) increases as kidney function decreases. The leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease is cardiovascular disease, regardless of whether there is progression to stage 5.
So we are talking here in a matter of days and weeks. Being oliguric (diminished urine output) is a life-threatening.condition. .
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