India, March 15 -- New study establishes national benchmark for dialysis success rate for the first time

A study has established the benchmark for survival among dialysis patients in India for the first time, estimating the raw survival rate at 71 per cent, implying that about 7 of every 10 patients survive beyond six months.

Dialysis is a medical treatment to help individuals with kidney failure filter waste and excess fluid from the blood. Globally, India had the highest number of patients receiving the treatment in 2018, with nearly 175,000 people. While incidences of kidney failure in India are rising, there is limited data on clinical outcomes.

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