Kidney Failure Can Cause Death. The leading causes of kidney failure death are cardiovascular disease which is the most life threatening complications of kidney failure. The patient s kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter excess fluids from the blood creating a build up within the body.
Swelling in the feet and ankles as the kidneys are less able to process bodily fluids they can accumulate and get deposited in areas of the body away from the heart in the feet and ankles especially. Cause of death was classified into five broad categories using international classification of diseases 10 ca codes from ah vital statistics branch. Cardiovascular infection cancer other and not reported.
The patient s kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter excess fluids from the blood creating a build up within the body.
Add a bed pad when placing fresh sheets. Can you let me know how many worldewide deaths per year are caused by kidney failure. I gfound your question intriguing. People with end stage renal disease require either permanent dialysis a mechanical filtration process used to remove toxins and wastes from the body or a kidney transplant to survive.