Nephrology
About 30% of critically ill patients develop renal failure of various severities. The centre for Nephrology at Yashoda specializes in all aspects of Nephrology such as renal biopsies, renal angiography and angioplasty, hemodialysis and endoscopic treatment of prostatic diseases.
Yashoda Nephrology is equipped with a state-of-the-art harmo dialysis and post-transplantation unit. It also houses a smooth running CAPD program. Facilities include a dedicated twin OT with Laminar Air flow specially designed for Organ Transplant, isolated and specially designed areas with all facilities for strict aseptic precautions for Post Transplant Recovery and a state-of-the-art Dialysis unit.
- Management of last stage renal diseases
- Management of acute renal failure
- Renal angiography and angioplasty
- Renal biopsy and its histopathological evaluation
- Managing patients with serious medical emergencies like poisoning, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, etc.
- Procedures like exchange transfusion and plasmapheresis
- Pre, peri and postoperative management of renal transplant patients
- Well-equipped hemodialysis unit with the most advanced dialysis machines
- Highly specialized water treatment plant with the best quality water for effective dialysis
- Hemodialysis unit equipped with efficient cardiac monitoring, central oxygen supply and other emergency treatment facilities for critically ill patients
- Hemodialysis in critical care units for patients on ventilators and other critically ill patients
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - For the first time in India, the facility to treat multi-organ dysfunction, septicemia, refractory CCF, etc. having hemodynamic instability
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and CAPD training facilities for end-stage renal failure patients
This specially designed unit at Yashoda aims to support and address the health requirements of the patients and their families. The transplant is carried out with complete documentation and interrogation of both the recipient and donor to maintain transparency and accuracy.
The multidisciplinary transplant team comprises of a skilled and experienced team of Nephrologists, Urologists and Anesthetists working in coordination, to provide quality care to the patients with expert medical and paramedical assistance.
Services
- Management of Live Kidney transplant
- Management of complications in post transplant patients
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- Laproscopic nephrectomy
Facilities
- A social worker to counsel the patient and other multidisciplinary support staff that include a dietician, pharmacist and physiotherapist are constantly available
- For Outpatient Care, weekly pre and postoperative kidney transplant patient clinics are held for managing the patient before planning for transplant
At Yashoda we conduct hundreds of dialysis procedures every month. State-of-the-art Dialysis unit is open 24-hours. Nephrologists are available round the clock on call, to attend to the patients in event of any emergency. Qualified and well-trained nurses and dialysis technicians perform the dialysis on the patients.
Services
- Haemodialysis
- Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
- Continuous renal replacement therapy
- Continuous veno venous Haemodialysis
- Continuous veno venous haemo dia filtration
- Renal biopsy
- Dr. Aruna
- Dr. Dhanalakshmi
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Dr. V.Suresh Babu