What is life expectancy for someone on peritoneal dialysis if only at 8% kidney function with machine?

Someone on peritoneal dialysis can live for a few years and save off total renal failure. But at best, this form of dialysis only staves off the inevitable and a kidney transplant should be considered. Eventually the body's toxicity will begin to climb back up.

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