title: The effect of the buttonhole method vs. the traditional method of AV fistula cannulation on hemostasis, needle stick pain, pre-needle stick anxiety, and presence of aneurysms in ambulatory patients on hemodialysis.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the buttonhole method to the traditional method of cannulation on time to hemostasis, needle stick pain, pre-needle stick anxiety, and aneurysm size. Forty-five participants from two naturally occurring groups were accessed at four monthly intervals from a chronic dialysis unit yielding 170 units of data. Results supported the buttonhole method of cannulation as advantageous as opposed to the traditional method of AV fistula cannulation.
authors.affiliation: Hemodialysis Acute Care Unit, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, NY, USA. aprilrn2000@aol.com
authors.forename: April
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pergolotti
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lock
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*