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Suggest Treatments For Liver And Kidney Failure With 5% Survival Rate
Hi Good Evening. My dad who is in his 70's is a diabetic and is hospitalized with liver and kidney failure and also had amputation of 4 lower limbs.
Can anyone pls update is there point in shifting him to a bigger hospital, though the current doctors taking care of him have said chances are just 5%.
Can anyone pls update is there point in shifting him to a bigger hospital, though the current doctors taking care of him have said chances are just 5%.
Thu, 11 Aug 2016
Having simultaneous kidney and liver failure probably suggests infection or any other acute event. I would suggest you to shift to higher centre as we should not give up because it's life. If he needs lifelong dialysis then ethical emotional and moral values will come in to the picture.But at present better to shift and if he needs dialysis then peritoneal dialysis is best option. All the best. if you have any questions feel free to contact me.
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