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Comprehensive Dialysis Services for Kidney Health

At Velmed Hospital, we understand that kidney failure or chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a life-changing condition. Our advanced dialysis services are designed to support patients through compassionate, high-quality, and continuous renal replacement therapy. Whether you are a new patient or transitioning from another center, we offer personalized treatment options tailored to your medical needs and lifestyle.

What Is Dialysis?

Dialysis is a medical procedure that performs the vital functions of the kidneys when they are no longer able to work adequately. The kidneys normally filter waste, excess fluid, and toxins from the blood. In patients with kidney failure, dialysis substitutes this process, helping to maintain a healthy internal balance.

Diagnosis of Kidney Failure

Accurate diagnosis is critical before initiating dialysis. Our nephrologists use advanced diagnostic methods, including:

  • Blood Tests: Measure waste products like creatinine and urea nitrogen.
  • Evaluate electrolyte levels and kidney function (GFR – Glomerular Filtration Rate).
  • Urine Tests: Check protein levels and detect abnormalities suggesting kidney damage.
  • Ultrasound & Imaging: Assess kidney size, structure, and detect obstructions or cysts.
  • Kidney Biopsy (in selected cases): For deeper insight into the underlying disease causing kidney failure.

Dialysis Treatments

  • Hemodialysis (HD): Removes waste and excess fluid using a dialyzer machine.
  • Blood flows out of the body, is cleaned, and returned.
  • Peritoneal Dialysis (PD): Uses the lining of your abdomen (peritoneum) to filter blood inside the body.
  • A special cleansing fluid flows into the abdomen and absorbs waste, which is then drained.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

A typical hemodialysis session lasts about 4 hours, three times a week.

No, dialysis helps manage kidney failure but is not a cure. A kidney transplant may be required for a permanent solution.

Yes, with proper training and hygiene, peritoneal dialysis is safe and convenient for many patients at home.

The process itself isn’t painful, though inserting the needles for hemodialysis may cause mild discomfort.