Treatment
Understanding Your Dialysis Access
AV fistulas, grafts, and catheters — how each works and how to care for it.
Last reviewed August 14, 2026
What this guide covers
Fistulas, grafts, and catheters compared
Daily care for your access site
Warning signs to report immediately
This guide is written for patients and families who are new to dialysis, and reviewed by the healthcare professionals who work in our centers. It is general information, not a substitute for the plan your own nephrologist sets for you.
If anything here does not match what your care team has told you, follow your care team. Bring this guide with you and ask them about it at your next session — questions are welcome, and the staff at your center would rather answer them early.
Have a question about your own treatment?
Call +63 917 653 7821 or speak to the nurses at your center. For anything urgent, contact your center directly.
Contact usReady to start treatment?
Call +63 917 653 7821 or find the Avitus center closest to you.