Furthermore, this approach results in relatively less thorough removal of toxins, such that after one or two years, due to the loss of remaining kidney function, the patient often becomes unable to urinate, and the mortality rate rises from 8 % to 15 %.
腹膜透析因較「洗不乾淨」，洗一、二年後病患常因殘存的腎臟功能喪失，而排不出尿液，死亡率也從 8％增加到 15％。