Is It Time to Abandon Buttonhole Cannulation of Arteriovenous Fistulas?

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Editorial

Michael Allon. Kidney Med. 2019.

. 2019 Sep 12;1(5):235-237.

doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2019.07.009. eCollection 2019 Sep-Oct.

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Comment on

Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Risk in Hemodialysis Patients Using the Buttonhole Cannulation Technique: A Prospective Multicenter Study.
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