Cannulation technique and complications in arteriovenous fistulas: a Swedish Renal Registry-based cohort study

Abstract Background The four cannulation techniques, rope ladder (RL), area puncture (AP), buttonhole with blunt needles (BHb), and buttonhole with sharp needles (BHs), affects the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in different ways. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between the diffe...

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Main Authors: Karin Staaf, Anders Fernström, Fredrik Uhlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02458-z