Pros And Cons Of Dialysis

People with kidney failure need dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive. Together, the two treatments are known as kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Dialysis is temporary for some people with acute renal failure. They have this treatment until their kidneys begin to work again. More often, kidney function worsens over a number of years (called chronic kidney disease) until there is less than 10 per cent function left. This condition is called end-stage kidney disease or end-stage kidney failure. This is when KRT is needed.
If you need dialysis, discuss the pros and cons of dialysis:
Pros of dialysis
You survive!
Peritoneal dialysis is pretty neat and convenient - you don't need to go to a hospital 3-4 times a week for up to 6-8 hours; this can be done in the comfort of your own home while you're asleep
You don't need to wait for up to 3 years for a kidney off the transplant list
Good short-term solution, until you can find a donor kidney
Easy to handle if you're going abroad (sort of)
Cons of dialysis
Can't be done forever; not a long-term solution
Haemodialysis can be very time-consuming