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| Nephrology - Facilities and Equipment |
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| The following facilities are available in the Nephrology department at the Apollo Victor Hospital - Margao, Goa. |
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Latest generation fully computerized bicarbonate haemodialysis machines with volumetric ultra-filtration and adjustable sodium facility, provide better patient safety profile. |
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First centre in Goa to provide R.O. (Reverse osmosis) water for dialysis, to ensure patient safety and prevent long term complications on haemodialysis. We are the first to have the world's best state of the art computerized B BRAUN dialyzer re-use system in Goa which ensures safety and adequacy of dialysis and also economizes dialysis for the patient.
(Inclusive of various sensors, meters gauges, monitors, blood leak pumps, computerized apparatus detection systems, various modules measures AR computerized details & data when job is in progress. |
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Facility for continuous monitoring of the sick patient through highly sophisticated monitors throughout the dialytic procedure is available. |
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The first centre to have separate units for Hepatitis B and C positive patients. |
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Heat clean disinfection of haemodialysis machines after every shift is practised for patient safety. |
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Dialysis facility in ICU for critically ill patients. |
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| We are one of the few centres in India to provide highly sophisticated dialysis for critically ill patients in ICU / CCU with multi-organ failure where peritoneal or routine haemodialysis are not posible for various reasons. |
| Various procedures done with this technique: |
| 1) SCUF (Slow Continuous Ulbafiltration) |
| 2) CVVH (Continuous Veno Venous Haemodialysis) |
| 3) CVVHD (Continuous Veno Venous Haemodialysis) |
| 4) CVVHDF (Continuous Veno Venous Haemodiafilbation) |
| 5) CAVHD (Continuous ArterioVenous Haemodialysis) |
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| Thesefaculties of Plasmapheresis and Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) are available for renal and non renal patients such as GB syndrome and myasthenia gravis. Various diseases like Goodpasture's syndrome, Hemolytic Uremic syndrome, TTP, cryoglobulinemia, RPGN (SLE, ANCA-related) can be trated with Plasmapheresis. It's done using Plama filter and 5% Albumin or fresh Plasma. |
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| This procedure is performed using Charcoal cartridge, with an average treatment time of hours. It is a life saving technique for treating overdoses of sleeping pills, drugs and other poisons. |
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| Kidney Transplant Programme, which would be the ultimate treatment option for kidney failure patients. Thus, we are in the process of setting up a world class organ transplant centre. |
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