Variables associated with successful vascular access cannulation in hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study.
Linda L CoventryJon M HoskingDoris T ChanEvelyn CoralWai H LimAmanda Towell-BarnardDiane E TwiggClaire M RickardPublished in: BMC nephrology (2019)
This study demonstrated a low rate of miscannulation. Further research is required on ultrasound-guided cannulation. Identifying variables associated with successful cannulation may be used to develop a VA cannulation complexity instrument that could be utilised to match to the cannulation skill of a competency-assessed nurse, thereby minimising the risk of missed cannulation and trauma.