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• TITLE: Pain during Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation in Chronic Renal Patients on Hemodialysis

  AUTHORS: Olvani Martins da Silva, Eluani Rigon, Jéssica Vanessa Corradi Dalazen, Aline Bissoloti, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva

  KEYWORDS: Pain, Arteriovenous Fistula, Renal Dialysis

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.6 No.12, December 28, 2016

  ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate pain intensity in chronic renal patients under hemodialysis during the arteriovenous fistula cannulation. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in a hemodialysis clinic in the second semester of 2014. 70 individuals participated in the research and were assessed by the visual analogue scale. The project was approved with opinion number 453.508-2013. During cannulation, the pain reported was moderate in 58.5% of patients, intense in 30% and mild in 11.5%. There was no association between the occurrence of pain in relation to gender, shift and time of hemodialysis. The study points out to the need for pre-cannulation analgesia to improve comfort during the procedure.