PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH THE BUTTONHOLE TECHNIQUE

• Main Authors: Dejanilton Melo da Silva (Author), Jonas Lírio Gurgel (Author), Cristina Lavoyer Escudeiro (Author), Helen Campos Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A descriptive and exploratory study was conducted with the aim to investigate the benefits of the buttonhole technique for arteriovenous fistula cannulation, during hemodialysis, in the perception of patients submitted to it. Interviews were conducted with fifteen patients from a hemodialysis clinic...