Getting Started with Dialysis
What to know when you are just starting dialysis
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Don’t Leave a Dialysis Catheter in Too Long: Evaluate Early for a Switch to a Fistula (AVF)
A dialysis catheter in the neck is not an ideal long-term access. International kidney guidelines recommend that, whenever circumstances allow, patients be evaluated early for a switch to their own blood vessels — an arteriovenous fistula…
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Temporary Dialysis Access: Double-Lumen vs Tunneled Cuffed Catheters
When a patient needs urgent dialysis and has no long-term access (an arteriovenous fistula or graft) ready to use, a catheter-type access is the quick bridge. The two common types are the double-lumen catheter and the…
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So Many Dialysis Tubes: What Are the Differences?
When kidney function declines to the point that the body can no longer cope with daily life, toxins and fluid build up in the body. This can cause nausea, vomiting, swollen legs and even pulmonary oedema,…
