DEPARTMENT OF NEPHROLOGY

Nephrology department is rendering services in the fields of Clinical Nephrology, active kidney transplant program, CAPD patient care, interventional Nephrology and Hemodialysis. Department has 27 bedded Hemodialysis facility at MDM Hospital and Mahatma Gandhi Hospital for acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease patients hailing from vast geographic area of western Rajasthan. Separate dialysis facility for Hepatitis -C, Hepatitis-B sero positive and HIV positive renal failure patients is available. Separate 22 bedded nephrology ward is functional for indoor admissions, at MDM hospital super-specialty wing, third floor. Facilities under interventional domain include kidney biopsy, plasmapharesis, perm-cath insertion, hemodialysis catheter insertion, and CAPD catheter insertion.

No. of hemodialysis procedures in year 2020, at MDM Hospital and MG Hospital-10843.

No of COVID positive dialysis done in year 2020-113.

Total no. of patients seen in Nephrology OPD in year 2020-4584.

Total no. of patients admitted in Nephrology ward in year 2020-1162.

Total no. of Kidney transplants done till now-02.

Total no. of renal biopsies done in year 2020- 34.

Publications*

International Journals

1). Prakash J, Rathore SS, Arora P, Ghosh B, Singh TB, Gupta T, Mishra RN. Comparison of clinical characteristics of acute kidney injury versus acute-on-chronic renal failure: Our experience in a developing country. Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology 2015; 17: 14-20.

2). Singh RG, Rathore SS, Wani IA, Usha, Agrawal A, Dubey GP. Effects of Salacia oblonga on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Prospective Study. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2015; 26(1): 61-66.

3). Rathore SS, Arora P, Usha, Prakash J. Mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis in patient with Kimura’s disease presenting as nephrotic syndrome. Saudi J kidney Dis 2015, 26 (1):115-118.

4). Choudhury TA, Singh RG, Usha, Singh S, Singh TB, Rathore SS, Prabhakar. Clinicopathologic spectrum of crescentic glomerulonephritis: A hospital-based study. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2014; 25(3):689-696.

5). Shukla VS, Singh RG, Rathore SS, Usha. Outcome of malaria associated acute kidney injury: A prospective study from single center. Renal Failure 2013; 35 (6): 801-805.

6). Prakash J, Brojen T, Ghosh B, Malhotra V, Rathore SS, Vohra R, Mishra RN, Srivastava PK, Usha. Changing epidemiology of acute kidney injury in developing country: analysis of 2405 cases in 26 years from eastern India. Clinical Kidney Journal 2013; 6 (2):150-155.

7). Singh RG, Usha, Rathore SS, Behura SK, Singh NK. Urinary MCP-1 as diagnostic and prognostic marker in patients with lupus nephritis flare. Lupus 2012; 21:1214–1218.

8). Prakash J, Brojen T, Rathore SS, Choudhury TA, Gupta T, Usha. The Changing Pattern of Renal Amyloidosis in Indian Subcontinent: Two Decades of Experience from a Single Center. Renal Failure 2012; 34 (10): 1212–1216.

9). Prabhakar, Singh RG, Singh S, Rathore SS. Spectrum of Intradialytic Complications during Hemodialysis and Its Management: A Single-Center Experience. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2015;26(1):168-172.

National Journals

1). Prakash J, Gupta T, Prakash S, Rathore SS, Usha, Sundar S. Acute kidney injury in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Indain J Nephrol 2015; 25: 86-90.

2). Singh S, Rathore SS, Verma DK, Kumar P, Bhatia BD. Tandem plasmapheresis with hemodialysis in phenytoin intoxication: a case report. Int J Adv Med. 2015; 2(3):269-71.

3). Singh B, Rathore SS, Choudhury TA, Shukla VK, Singh DK, Prakash J. Hospital acquired acute kidney injury in medical, surgical and intensive care unit: a comparative study. Indian J Nephrol 2013; 23: 24-29.

4). Prakash J, Rathore SS, Choudhury TA, Singh TB. Chicken pox in adult renal transplant patients: A report of two cases with review of literature. Indian J Transplant 2012; 6: 27–29.

5). Prakash J, Rathore SS, Singh TB, Choudhury TA, Prabhakar, Usha. New onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT): Analysis of pre-transplant risk factors in renal allograft recipients. Indian J Transplant 2012; 6: 77-82.

6). Prakash J, Ghosh B, Singh S, Soni A, Rathore SS. Cause of deaths in renal allograft recipients with functioning grafts. Indian J nephrol 2012; 22: 264-68.

7). Singh RG, Rathore SS, Kumar R, Usha, Agrawal A, Dubey GP. Nephroprotective role of Salacia Chinensis in diabetic CKD patients: A pilot study. Indian J med Sci 2010; 64; 378-84.

8). Nirja K, Rathore SS, Sharma P, Maan B. Contrast induced Nephropathy. Sch J App Med Sci 2017; 5(2D):604-611.

9). Nirja K, Rathore SS, Acharya A, Vyas P. Quality of Sleep in Early Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Cross Sectional Study. Sch J App Med Sci 2016; 4(10C):3768-3772.

10). Nirja K, Rathore SS. Risk Factor Analysis for Acute Kidney Injury in Snake Bite: Retrospective Study from Western Rajasthan. Sch J App Med Sci 2020; 8(4): 1098-1101.

11). Rathore SS, Nirja K. Acute Peritoneal Dialysis is Life Saving in Critically ill Acute Kidney Injury Patients: Single Centre Experience. Sch J App Med Sci 2020; 8(4): 1074-1077

* The underlined author name is the presenting author.