Dialysis - Pros & Cons
Biology: AQA GCSE Higher, topic 5.3.16
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Dialysis
Dialysis has advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages
- Dialysis is a life-saving process.
- It gives a patient more time to find a donor kidney.
Disadvantages
- Lasts 3-4 hours and is needed 3 times a week.
- Increases risk of blood clots and infections.
- Expensive process.
Test yourself on Dialysis - Pros & Cons
What is a disadvantage of dialysis, rather than an advantage?
A patient has dialysis sessions lasting 4 hours each, three times a week, for two weeks. What is the total number of hours of dialysis in that time?