Nephrology

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the leading cause of kidney failure in India. Approximately one-half of people who need dialysis have kidney disease from diabetes. The Nephrology Dept. provides comprehensive medical care utilizing a team approach which includes nephrologists, certified nurse practitioners, dedicated nursing staff, renal and diabetic dietitians, etc.
K.I.D.S, Department of Nephrology has a significant expertise in acute and chronic renal failure. The department offers services in the areas of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, dialysis, kidney transplantation and renal diseases.

The goals of the Dept. are three-fold:
1. To delay the progression of diabetic kidney
2. To reduce the morbidity and mortality of the diabetic kidney patient with an intensive cardiovascular risk management
3. To optimize the transition to renal replacement therapy (RRT), such as dialysis, and kidney transplantation

Our Nephrology Department treats virtually any nephrology disease, including but not limited to:
• Chronic kidney disease
• Diabetic kidney disease
• Hypertensive kidney disease
• Glomerular disease (glomerulonephritis) & other parenchymal disease
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Critical care nephrology
• Polycystic and other inherited kidney diseases
• Dialysis (Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis)
• Kidney Transplantation
• Diagnostic and Interventional procedures
• Pediatric kidney disorders

Facilities

• The Department provides services for evaluation and management of clinical nephrology problems, dialysis for patients with acute renal failure , acute drug intoxication/overdose and acutely decompensated chronic renal failure patients . Maintenance hemodialysis facilities exist for chronic renal failure patients awaiting renal transplant but not for life long maintenance dialysis. Facilities for renal biopsy, hemoperfusion, plasmafiltration / plasmapheresis, continuous renal replacement therapy, also exist .
• The Department has a fledgling chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis programme and also provides acute peritoneal dialysis for patients with ARF, CRF and pediatric and neonatal patients.