Nephrology

The department of Nephrology was started in 2004 at S K SONI HOSPITAL, and was one of the eminent hospitals to provide maintenance haemodialysis services in non government sector in north India. A young and dynamic nephrologist Dr. Alok Jain joined the department in 2004 and has taken the challenge of providing dialytic care to critically sick patients and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) service in the department. The hospital is proud of their exemplary team work. The department is always focused at providing high quality medical care with a human touch.

The department is equipped with the latest generation, fully computerized, bicarbonate haemodialysis machine with volumetric ultra-filtration and adjustable sodium facility, providing better patients safety. The department is one of the centers in north India to provide R.O. (Reverse Osmosis) water for dialysis to ensure patients’ welfare and prevents long term complications of haemodialysis.

Achievements in last 4 years:

·         First centre in north India to perform CPFA (Coupled Plasma filtration & Adsorption) technique in patients of Septic Shock.

·         First centre in Rajasthan to perform haemodialysis in 1.5 years old child.

·         First centre in Jaipur to perform Plasmapharesis by haemodialysis machine.

·         First centre in Rajasthan to provide haemodialysis in OPD as well as IPD (ICU/CCU/HDU/Neuro ICU).

Facilities at a glance

·         Clinical Nephrology

·         Hemodialysis

·         Continuous Renal Replacement therapy

o        SCUF(Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration)

o        CVVH(Continuous Veno-Venous hemofiltration)

o        CVVHD(Continuous Veno-Venous haemodialysis)

o        CVVHDF(Continuous Veno-Venous hemodiafiltation)

·         Plasmapheresis

·         SLEDD(Slow Low Efficiency Daily Dialysis)

·         Plasmapheris & Plasma Exchange

·         Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis & Automated Peritoneal Dialysis

·         Vascular Access for hemodialysis

·         Casuality Services

Faculty

Dr. Alok Jain

He has done his DM (Nephrology) from SMS Medical College, Jaipur in 2004 and is the first DM nephrologist in private sector in Jaipur. He has joined the department as consultant nephrologist since Nov 2004. he has also worked in various hospitals like SGPGI Lucknow, SDMH, Jaipur and SMS, Jaipur. He has numerous papers and presentations to his credit. He has a vast experience of managing patients of Kidney transplant, CAPD, critical care, chronic kidney disease etc. he is skilled in performing all the nephrology procedures like large vein catheterization, kidney biopsy peritoneal dialysis etc.