Open AccessA timesaving method to create a fixed puncture route for the buttonhole technique
Author(s) -
Shigeki Toma,
Takahiro Shinzato,
Hiroyoshi Fukui,
Shigeru Nakai,
Masamiki Miwa,
Ichiro Takai,
Kenji Maeda
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfg321
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , erythema
Up to now, for a successful buttonhole puncture of the vascular access vessel, the fistula should be punctured by the same experienced medical staff for 2-3 months, using sharp needles, until a fixed puncture route is established.
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