Needling for beginners

Find out more about needling and fistulas

• How to check your fistula and advice on needling

  If you are receiving haemodialysis for chronic kidney disease (CKD), you will need to have special access created in your veins. Your kidney team may recommend that this is done by creating an arteriovenous fistula (AVF).

• Haemodialysis access with an arteriovenous fistula

  If you are receiving haemodialysis for chronic kidney disease (CKD), you will need to have special access created in your veins. You may have already had a temporary catheter or line put in to start dialysis quickly. Your kidney team may recommend that this is replaced with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for long-term use.

• Fistulas – your questions answered

  If you’re a kidney patient and you’re finding out about haemodialysis, you’ve probably heard the word ‘fistula’. Here, we explain what you need to know about arteriovenous (AV) fistulas and answer some of the questions you might have.