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Nephrology Overview
In 1978, GKNM Hospital had the distinction of being the first and the best kidney 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 of patients on Dialysis and offers specialised hybrid dialysis for the inpatients in our kidney hospital.
The Nephrology Department in our multispeciality hospital in Coimbatore has a staff strength of 30 members including 2 Nephrologists, Physician Assistants, Dialysis Nurses, Dialysis Technicians, Dialysis assistants, and a Transplant co-ordinator. We have the best nephrologists, dialysis unit, with the latest technology, that provides all types of dialysis.
Utmost care is given to quality with well-trained and compassionate staff to provide the best kidney treatment. A state-of-the-art water purification plant along with regular water tests ensures a continuous supply of ultra-pure water for dialysis. Our kidney specialists are trained to diagnose kidney health complications and suggest the best treatment that helps in preventing the further deterioration of the affected kidney and its disorders.
Treatments & Procedure
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Procedures
Treatments
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.
Testimonials
Dr Ramchandran
Nephrology Department Chairman
My mother had kidney ailment and has mobility issue. Hospital has excellent system to move people from one department to other through wheel chairs and stretchers. 25+ staffs are dedicated for this noble service. I never saw such an excellent system even in big corporate hosppitals Dr Ramchandran, head of nephrology is very kind and empathetic towards patients Hospital follows fair and ethical practices
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