
14/09/2025
Dialysis is not permanent/lifetime if the reason for doing the dialysis in the hospital is because of the following:
1. Severe infections
2. Severe dehydration
3. Blood loss
4. Poisoning or medicine overdose
5. Blockages in the urinary tract
6. Severe build up of fluids that the kidneys cannot remove the fluid
7. Severely elevated potassium in the blood
8. Severe acidity of the blood
9. Severe brain damage leading to the kidneys shutting down
SOURCE: KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute kidney Injury 2012