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IMPLEMENTING THE BUTTONHOLE METHOD USING THE BIOHOLE PEG IN A BUSY DIALYSIS UNIT: A REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT PRACTICE
Author(s) -
King Jennie
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of renal care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1755-6678
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2009.00119.x
Subject(s) - medicine , unit (ring theory) , current (fluid) , dry needling , alternative medicine , engineering , pathology , mathematics education , mathematics , electrical engineering , acupuncture
SUMMARY A report outlining experience gained from the practice of introducing the buttonhole (BH) method of arteriovenous cannulation using the Biohole device, a polycarbonate sterile peg, to form the tunnel tracks. The author's findings are discussed informally and compared with current published literature to provide encouragement to nursing colleagues who are interested in introducing this method of needling, using the peg, into a typically busy haemodialysis unit.