Q My grandfather is suffering from chronic kidney problems, is dialysis the only solution, doctor has suggested him to do dialysis, is it safe, what should be the level of urea in blood to do dialysis or any other more important things we need to know?
Dialysis is one of the options to manage chronic kidney disease. If there is no contraindication to kidney transplantation, it can also be one of the options. As far as dialysis is concerned, blood urea, should be more than 200 mg %. But it is not the only indication. It is a relative indication. It has to be matched with level of acidosis, malnutrition, itching and any evidence of pericarditis rub which are the absolute indicators of dialysis.