【Abstract】Objective To analyze the application and nursing of blunt needle buttonhole puncture in elderly maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods We recruited 83 elderly MHD patients treated in this hospital during Feb. 2016 to Dec. 2017. Blunt needle buttonhole puncture was used for blood access, and the patients were divided into conventional nursing group (n=41) and specific nursing group (n=42), in which systematic nursing suitable for elderly MHD patients was used. Nursing effects were compared between the two groups. Results The prevalence of puncture complications were lower in the specific nursing group than in the conventional nursing group (7.14% vs. 24.39%, χ2=4.6721, P=0.031). The success rate of blunt needle buttonhole puncture was higher in the specific nursing group than in the conventional nursing group (97.62% vs. 85.37%,χ2 =4.0337, P=0.045). The satisfaction scores and pain scores from elderly MHD patients were statistically different between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion The systematic nursing specific for blunt
needle buttonhole puncture was effective and alleviated pain sensation in elderly MHD patients.