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• Siliconized dull needle reduces pain compared to the rope-ladder technique¹⁻⁵
• Minimizes potential needling error and hematoma formation⁴′⁶′⁷
• Less AVF complications: reduces aneurysm formation and only two puncture sites required ⁴
• Decreases bleeding time⁸⁻¹⁰
• Reduced risk of needle stick injuries thanks to a non-reversible mechanism

Footnotes

1. Toma S. A timesaving method to create a fixed puncture route for the buttonhole technique; Nephrology dialysis and transplantation. 2003
2. Sukthinthai N. Buttonhole technique better than area puncture technique on hemostasis and pain associated with needle cannulation; J. Med. Assoc. Thai. 2012
3. Kim MK. Clinical effects of buttonhole cannulation method on hemodialysis patients, Hemodial. Int. 2013
4. o Twardowski Z. Different sites versus constant sites of needle insertion into arteriovenous fistula for treatment by repeated dialysis. Dial Transplant. 1979
5. de Castro MC. Arteriovenous fistula cannulation by buttonhole technique using dull needle; J. Bras. Nefrol. 2010
6. Verhallen AM. Cannulating in hemodialysis: rope-ladder or buttonhole technique?; nephrology dialysis transplantation. 2007
7. Infectious complications in dialysis – epidemiology and outcomes. Nature Reviews Nephrology, 8, Feb 2012
8. Parisotto MT, et al. Cannulation technique influences arteriovenous fistula and graft survival. Kidney Int. 2014
9. Council Directive 2010/32/EU – Prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector.
10. Needles and cannulas for arteriovenous fistula access: More options promote better Outcomes. National Kidney Foundation.2016