Tag: #Kidney
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Kidney disease linked to higher death risk for Covid-19 patients: Study
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP):Researchers have found that there is much higher risk of mortality faced by Covid-19 patients in intensive care, who have chronic kidney disease (CKD), or those who develop new (acute) kidney injury (AKI). CKD is a type of kidney disease in which kidney function declines over a period of months to years,…
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Pakistan Develops First Bloodless Kidney Dialysis Machine
Pakistan has developed the first bloodless kidney dialysis machine.
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Indian doctors remove giant 7.4 kilo kidney from man
New Delhi, Nov 25 (AFP/APP): Indian surgeons have cut a kidney weighing the same as a bowling ball out of a man with a life-threatening genetic condition, a surgeon said Monday. The 7.4 kilogramme (16.3 pound) kidney is one of the biggest ever removed in an operation. “It was a huge lump that was occupying…