Full name is arteriovenous graft (AVG) = similar to a fistula. Both are a type of access for haemodialysis. However, instead of the artery being connected directly to your vein, a plastic tube is used to link the two together. It is inserted into the arm or leg by a surgeon. Haemodialysis needles are inserted into the graft, which can be used many hundreds of times
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