The burden of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease has been growing in India. Due to the absence of a renal registry, the exact prevalence is difficult to estimate, but data shows around 800 per million population suffer from kidney diseases. To curb this challenge, hemodialysis has been the most common modality of treatment for people whose kidneys are failing. As a way of mitigating this challenge, Parul Sevashram Hospital at its dialysis center (jointly managed by Nephroplus) recently commenced a Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) which is a 24-hour non-stop dialysis therapy used to support patients with renal (kidney) failure. The success of this newly initiated treatment resulted in the effective treatment of two patients in the past months who were diagnosed with kidney failure.  “Earlier, most of the patients in need of CRRT therapy wer

Author-Ankita Maneck