Nephrology & Haemodialysis

Overview

The department has occupied a special place in the hospital ever since the first dialysis in the district was done here in 1987. Kanyakumari district along with other parts of southern Tamil Nadu has a high prevalence of chronic renal disease and dialysis has become an integral part of management of many of these patients. The department also has facilities for diagnostic investigations including renal biopsies, peritoneal and haemodialysis and also has a licence to perform renal transplantation. The heamodialysis unit currently has 10 HD machines and does approximately 500 dialysis per month.

Dr Jeyasekharan Medical Trust Hospital has a full-fledged Nephrology department with State of the Art Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Renal Replacement Technologies. The department, under the guidance of Nephrologist, Dr. Ninoo George, MD Medicine (AIIMS), DM Nephrology (CMC Vellore) is capable of performing all forms of diagnostic and therapeutic renal techniques, some of which were pioneered for the first time in Kanyakumari district.

Services Offered

✓Hemodialysis (since 1987) [First in the district]
✓Live Renal Transplant (since 2005) [First in the district]
✓Cadaveric Renal Transplant (since 2020) [First in the district]
✓Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, CRRT (since 2022) [First among private sector in the district]
✓Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis, CAPD (since 2022) [First among private sector in the district]
✓Plasma Exchange – for autoimmune diseases
✓Hemoperfusion – for poisoning and drug overdose
✓SLED/CVVHDF/CVVHF/CVVHD – Critical care dialysis
✓Renal Diagnostics – Ultrasound, Doppler, Renal Biopsy
✓Renal Therapeutics - Glomerular diseases, auto-immune diseases, Diabetic kidney disease, all forms of nephropathy
✓Preventive renal services – Master Health Check-up, Diabetic camps, Renal camps
✓Education – BSc Dialysis course under the aegis of Dr MGR Medical University

The department in its present capacity is catering to hundreds of dialysis patients and thousands of kidney disease patients from the neighbouring 3 districts, through daily OPD and 24/7 emergency services.

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