25/09/2026
Postoperative Instructions for AVF/AVG Creation
1. Check the access daily for a thrill by gently placing your fingers over the AVF/AVG.
2. NO blood pressure measurement, IV insertion, or venipuncture on the access arm.
3. Inform your surgeon immediately if there is loss of thrill, persistent bleeding, increasing swelling, severe pain, numbness, weakness, discoloration, coldness of the hand, redness, discharge, or fever.
4. Keep the operative arm elevated for the first 24–48 hours to reduce swelling.
5. Keep the wound clean and dry. Wound care at the HD unit 2-3 times a week.
6. Avoid tight clothing, jewelry, or sleeping directly on the access arm.
7. Avoid heavy lifting or strenuous activity with the access arm until cleared by your surgeon.
8. Start hand exercises 3–5 days after surgery, as tolerated.
9. Take prescribed pain medications as directed.
LASTLY, Return for scheduled follow-up for wound check and assessment of AVF/AVG maturation before cannulation.
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