Some access problems can wait until the next review. These cannot.
What to know
- Call immediately: no thrill, a cold or numb hand, uncontrolled bleeding, or signs of infection with fever.
- Call the same day: new pain, swelling, a bulge that is growing, or a marked change in the thrill.
- Call before the next session: repeated difficulty needling, prolonged post-session bleeding, or rising venous pressures.
- When in doubt, call. An unnecessary call costs nothing; a lost access costs a great deal.
Talk to your care team
This topic is part of Vascular Access Care, one of ten modules in the Trivita Learning Hub. If anything here contradicts what your own nephrologist or dialysis nurse has told you, follow your care team — they know your prescription, your access and your history.
Trivita's dialysis nurses answer our care line 24 hours a day on 055 242 1070, including for people who are not yet our patients.
Education, not medical advice. This page explains home hemodialysis in general terms for patients and care partners in the UAE. It is reviewed by Trivita's Medical Director but cannot account for your individual circumstances. Never change a prescription, medication or technique based on this page alone.