Nephrology

Nephrology and Renal Transplatation unit of caritas hospital provides outstanding clinical services to all Kidney patients.

• Haemodialysis for acute chronic renal failures
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• CRRT (continuous Veno-venous haemodialysis)
• Renal Transplantation
• Plasma Exchange
• AV FISTULA creation, Fistulogram, and percutaneous interventions
• Insertion of CAPD Catheter and tunelled catheter for Haemodialysis
• Renal Biopsy
• Rehabilitation and counselling

Our unit has OP consulatations on all weekdays and back-up of full time Nephrologist & Urologist

Our Dialysis Unit is the first Dialysis centre under private sector of Kerala state. Our centre offers specialized care to patients with End stage renal disease, Acute Kidney injury and features modern atmosphere with latest equipments, experienced Renal nurses and dialysis Technicians.

Our Dialysis Unit has twenty Dialysis machines for Maintenance Haemodialysis programme to serve Chronic Kidney Disease patients and Functions 24 hours a  day.

All Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in our hospital are equipped with Dialysis machines including CRRT machine for Dialysing seriously ill (Haemodynamically unstable) patients.

In 2012 our unit began Renal Transplantation programme and we have been doing live renal Transplantation programme successfully for the last six months. Soon we will begin Cadaver Renal Transplantation (Organ from a brain dead donor).
For enquiries please contact Transplant Coordinator Phone number : +919495479719