Prof Dr. Nisith Kumar Mohanty, MD, DM, FISN, FISOT, Chief Consultant Nephrologist, Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Dialysis and kidney transplantation are treatments for severe kidney failure, stage 5 chronic kidney disease, and end-stage kidney disease(ESKD). There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. When the kidneys are no longer working effectively, waste products, electrolytes (such as potassium, phosphorus, and acids), and fluid build-up in the blood. Dialysis takes over a portion of the function of the failing kidneys to remove the fluid and waste products. Kidney transplantation can even more completely take over the function of the failing kidneys.