Removing your temporary haemodialysis catheter (vascath)
If you are receiving haemodialysis for chronic kidney disease (CKD), you may have had a temporary haemodialysis catheter or line put into the large veins in your groin or neck. This leaflet describes what happens when your catheter is removed.
Publication date: 07/2023
Review date: 07/2026
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