Using 'Tandem hand' technique to facilitate self-cannulation in hemodialysis.
Self-cannulation has been shown to decrease complications and extend the life of the arteriovenous fistula. Teaching self-cannulation has been difficult due to patient distress created by the use of needles. This article discusses a technique that has been used in the authors' clinic to teach self-cannulation to incenter patients. The observed use of this technique has helped create a comfortable environment for the patient.
Mott
Stuart
S
Dialysis Clinic, Inc., Columbia, MO, USA.
Moore
Harold
H
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012648:Self Care