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Nephrology

Nephrology Overview

In 1978, GKNM Hospital had the distinction of being the first healthcare provider to offer haemodialysis facility in the district. The maintenance dialysis program for patients with chronic renal disease was started in the early eighties. It currently caters to an average of 100 out patients on Dialysis and offers specialised hybrid dialysis for the inpatients. It has staff strength of 30 members including 2 Nephrologists, Physician Assistants, Dialysis Nurses, Dialysis Technicians, Dialysis Assistant, and Transplant co-ordinator. We have dialysis unit, with latest technology, that provides all types of dialysis. Utmost care is given to quality with well trained and compassionate staff. A state-of-the-art water purification plant along with regular water tests ensures a continuous supply of ultra-pure water for dialysis.

 

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Treatment & Procedures

Below you will find a list of disease states and procedures we address every day.

  • Acute Kidney injury
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Diabetic nephropathy
  • Polycystic kidney disease, and other inherited renal disease
  • Kidney stone disease
  • Reflux and obstructive nephropathies
  • Hypertension
  • Electrolyte disturbances
  • Intensive care nephrology
  • Interventional nephrology
  • Dialysis- acute and chronic perironeal dialysis, hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration
  • Renal transplantation (live and deceased donor)
  • Paediatric acute peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis
  • Peritoneal dialysis (intermittent and CAPD catheter insertion).
  • Hemodialysis (SLED, isolated ultrafiltration).
  • Hemofiltration (SCUF)
  • There is a separate facility for dialysing patients with hepatitis B and C to avoid cross infection.

 
 

  • Eighteen machines are operated in three shifts every day for maintenance of haemodialysis
  • Plasma pheresis .
  • Renal biopsy under realtime guidance (both graft and native kidneys) for the diagnosis and management planning of various renal disorders.
  • 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
  • Kidney function tests.
  • Measurement of glomerular filtration rate with nuclear medicine
  • Renal pathology
  • We have a considerable experience in creating vascular accesses in patients requiring dialystic therapy. This includes temporary access procedures like jugular and femoral lines. Permanent access procedures include permcaths and arterio-venous fistulas. We have also performed basilic transpositions
  • Body composition monitoring is done for all dialysis requiring patient to provide effective dialysis and to assess their nutritional status.
  • Education given on diet, dialysis and hygienic care to Patient & Caregiver during dialysis waiting period.

 

Procedures
  • Temporary dialysis catheter insertion with and without real-time guidance for dialysis Initiation Tunnelled Cuffed Dialysis Catheter (Permeate) insertion into the jugular veins (both right and left) and the femoral veins with ‘C’ arm guidance in the Operation Theatre. Renal Biopsies under real-time guidance for both native kidneys and graft kidneys in both adults and children. We regularly do renal biopsies even in children who are as young as six months old with an excellent support from the Pediatric Anaesthesia team and Department of Radiology.
Team of Doctors
Dr. P. Ramachandran
Dr.P. Ramachandran

Dr.P. Ramachandran

MBBS, MD

Department Chairman (Gen. Med) Consultant Nephrologist

Dr. S. Goutham
Dr.S. Goutham

Dr.S. Goutham

MBBS, MD- GEN MED, DNB NEPH

Consultant Nephrologist

Dr.K.Yuvaraja

Dr.K.Yuvaraja

MBBS,MD(General Medicine),DM(Nephrology)

Consultant Nephrologist

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