Table 2 Content of the haemodialysis access handling kit (all material sterile in the kit)

Dressing change

1 set sterile gloves

3 clean swabs

1 empty bowl

Gauzes

Tagaderm / Hypodress bandages

Connecting the patient to the haemodialysis machine (following the dressing change)

Two 5 ml syringes

1 set sterile gloves

1 sterile towel

1 empty bowl

Gauzes

Disconnecting the patient from the haemodialysis machine

1 empty cup

1 set sterile gloves

1 sterile towel

Gauzes

1 designated dressing for the catheter hubs

Tagaderm / Hypodress bandages

2 sterile caps for the catheter hubs