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Karin Staaf

PhD student
My research focus on the blood access used by patients in need of haemodialysis and about cannulation technique and preventing complications in AV-fistula.

Cannulation technique and complications in AV-fistulas

My research focus on the blood access used by patients in need of haemodialysis and about cannulation technique and preventing complications in AV-fistula.

 

I also work as a specialist nurse in the haemodialysis unit in Motala, Department of Nephrology, University hospital Linköping 

About me

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  • 2017 – Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Nursing Medical Care and Master of Medical Sciences in Nursing (60 credits), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Linköping University
  • 2000 – Registered Nurse, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Skövde

Publications

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Karin Staaf, Anders Fernström, Fredrik Uhlin (2023)

Journal of Clinical Nursing , Vol.32 , s.4559-4573 Continue to DOI

2023

Karin Staaf, Anders Fernström, Fredrik Uhlin (2023) Preconditions that facilitate cannulation in arteriovenous fistula: A mixed-methods study Journal of Renal Care, Vol. 49, p. 264-277 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Karin Staaf, Anders Fernström, Fredrik Uhlin (2023) How to needle: A mixed methods study on choice of cannulation technique for arteriovenous fistula Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol. 32, p. 4559-4573 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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