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Can a person live longer with a transplant compared to staying on dialysis?

April 26, 2017dialysis live longer person staying transplant

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Can a person live longer with a transplant compared to staying on dialysis?

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Yes. Patients who have a transplant generally live longer than patients who stay on dialysis. The transplanted kidney works 24 hours a day to remove 50-85% of the total waste your body generates. Dialysis on the other hand only removes 15% of total waste and only when on the dialysis machine.