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A Novel Murine Model of Arteriovenous Fistula Failure: The Surgical Procedure in Detail
Published on: February 3, 2016
Nursing care with surgical arteriovenous shunt in renal dialysis: a validation study
Eduardo Fernandes da Silva1, Silvia Maria de Sá Basilio Lins1, Joyce Martins Arimatea Branco Tavares1
1Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Objectives:
to validate a care protocol for the monitoring and prevention of arteriovenous fistula complications.
Methods:
a validation methodological study with a quantitative approach, developed in a university hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Results:
scientific evidence was gathered from 20 researches. A care protocol was developed, composed of 15 items and divided into 3 sessions. The protocol was validated by a group of 11 experts, obtaining a content validity index of 0.95.
Conclusions:
the protocol proposes nursing care capable of preventing and monitoring arteriovenous fistula complications, punctured with a traditional technique, taking into account the actions implemented from patients' entry into the machine until the end of therapy.
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