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Nephrology • Interventional Nephrology
Do you recommend buttonhole cannulation for arteriovenous fistulas?
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No, I do not recommend routine buttonhole cannulation of arteriovenous fistulas. RCTs have shown a high risk of infections with S aureus bacteremia with buttonhole cannulation and no difference in AV fistula survival, surgical and endovascular interventions or patient comfort when compared to rope l...
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