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When your kidneys are healthy and functioning properly, they work to filter and clean your blood. If your kidneys are no longer able to perform this process on their own, dialysis may be needed to filter your blood and keep you healthy. If your doctor recommends dialysis treatments due to worsening kidney function, you will…

If you are starting hemodialysis as a treatment for kidney failure, you will need one of three types of dialysis accesses to make hemodialysis possible: arteriovenous (AV) fistula arteriovenous (AV) graft Central venous catheter (CVC) All three types provide access to your blood which is needed for your regularly scheduled hemodialysis sessions, but there are…