How much time does the typical dialysis patient spend tied to a machine?

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asked Mar 8, 2018 in Diseases Conditions by WillB (380 points)
How much time does the typical dialysis patient spend tied to a machine?

When a dialysis patient goes in for dialysis treatment how many hours does the dialysis patient have to be hooked up to the dialysis machine?

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answered Mar 8, 2018 by Gracy (132,100 points)
It depends on how bad the patients kidney's are but Patients typically are on the dialysis machine 3 to 5 hours.

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