Canula Site Preparations

The vascular access site intended for hemodialysis is carefully prepared through sterile technique. This procedure is done in theatre and as an outpatient setting as the rarely the patient need admission. Dialysis line insertion means having a soft plastic tube (twice the length and half the width of a pen) placed through the skin into one of the large veins in the neck or the groin at the top of the thigh. Once the dialysis line has been inserted and made secure it can be connected to the tubes on the hemodialysis machine to allow blood to be pumped from your body to the machine and back for dialysis.

The patient will sign a consent for the procedure, then will be asked to lie down on the procedure bed/operating table with head slightly below the level of head. The catheter insertion site is then cleaned with antiseptic and local anesthesia is injected to numb the area. Usually, the doctor will find the exact position of the vein using an ultrasound scan and will put a special needle through the numb skin into the vein. The doctor will then pass a thin wire through the needle into the vein and the needle will be removed. The dialysis line is then placed through the skin and into the vein by passing it over the wire. Once the dialysis line has been put in, the wire is removed and the line is held in place by a stitch in the skin. Occasionally it will not be possible to insert the dialysis line because the vein cannot be found or is damaged. Dialysis line insertion has a small risk of complications. The main risk is that the needle or guide wire or dialysis line can damage the vein or other parts of the body nearby such as an artery or the lung. But with proper training and experience this is often avoided Please contact us for the procedure, you can book an appointment by contacting us through…….