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Nephrology
A full fledged Nephrology and Dialysis Department came into formal existence in the year 1998 with the collaboration of Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. Since then Dr. G. K. Prakash (Consultant Nephrologist, from Manipal Hospital) has been in charge of the department.
The Department of Nephrology and Dialysis deals with General Nephrology, Hemodialysis (acute as well as maintainance), acute Peritoneal Dialysis, Kidney biopsies and Kidney transplantations (Related). Seven machines are available for dialysis, one of which is dedicated for HbsAg positive patients in a separate cubicle. Approximately, 300-350 dialyses are being done per month as of now. Temporary access, namely, Internal Jugular / Femoral / SC and renal biopsies are done. Permanent accesses are placed by our Urologists. Our water treatment consists of state-of-the-art Reverse Osmosis water treatment plant.
The Dialysis Unit consists of a Nephrologist, Nephrology & Dialysis Medical Officer, Technicians, Nursing staff with a 1:3 ratio, nursing orderly and house-keeping staff. Student nurses are also posted in the unit on a rotary basis.
The Consultant Nephrologist is available daily to see the inpatients and dialysis patients and to oversee the work of the Nephrology & Dialysis Medical Officer who is in charge of looking after the patients on a continual basis. The consultant is also available for outpatient consultation on prior appointment. The Nephrology and Dialysis Medical Officer is available 24 hours, 365 days a year for the in-patient, outpatient and dialysis patients. He has been trained in Manipal Hospital to deal with Renal emergencies. The Dialysis Technician is in charge of the function and maintainance of the dialysis machines as well as to help in cannulating difficult patients . The nursing staff deal with the dialysis patients initiating them on the machines, maintaining and disconnecting them on the machines, interacting with them to ensure they come at their respective slots for the dialyses, reporting to the doctors any additional information of day to day dialysis, maintaining a record of the patients as well as the consumables of the department.
Current Projects
THE DOCTORS
E-mail:
jefferson_passah@yahoo.com
nephro@csihospitalblr.org
Phone:
22861103 Ext: 512/513