When Is Dialysis Required And What Are Its Types? Introduction Dialysis is a procedure that works as a replacement or substitute for the normal functioning of the kidneys, filtering waste products from the blood just as a pair of kidneys would. Dialysis is for those patients whose kidneys do not work adequately, or at all. The procedure allows many individuals with kidney failure to live productive and useful lives. When the kidneys fail, harmful wastes build up in your body, your blood pressure may rise, and your body may retain excess fluid and not make enough red blood cells. When this happens, you need treatment to replace the work of your failed kidneys.
When is Dialysis required? As mentioned above, dialysis is required when kidneys do not work adequately, or do not work at all, which results in the level of waste products in the body getting high, which makes the
affected individual sick. The level of the waste products usually builds up slowly. Doctors measure several blood chemical levels to help decide when dialysis is necessary. The two major blood chemical levels that are measured are the "creatinine level" and the "blood urea nitrogen" (BUN) level. As these two levels rise, they are indicators of the decreasing ability of the kidneys to cleanse the body of waste products.
Types Mainly, there are two types of dialysis. One is ‘Haemodialysis’ and other is ‘Peritoneal dialysis’ Haemodialysis uses a special type of filter to remove excess waste products and water from the blood. Peritoneal dialysis uses a fluid that is placed into the patient's abdominal cavity through a special plastic tube to remove excess waste products and fluid from the body. There are multi-facility super-specialty hospitals in Gurgaon and Delhi NCR that offer dialysis as well as leading kidney transplantation in India at effective costs. There are such hospitals in Patna as well, and one such hospital in Darbhanga, which offers these services. All these hospitals have leading kidney specialists in Gurgaon, Patna and Darbhanga respectively as well as expert nephrologists at disposal.