Level of knowledge about self-care with avf in frequent chronic kidney patients in a hemodialysis clinic in southwestern goiano
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has high rates of incidence and prevalence and is defined as changes in glomerular filtration rate and/or presence of parenchymal damage maintained for at least three months. When in an advanced stage, renal replacement therapies (RRT) are essential for the maintenance of the patient's life and the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is considered the best vascular access for this. Thus, self-care is part of the human ability to take care of oneself and, with regard to the AVF, it aims to preserve the integrity and proper functioning.