Relevance of a skilled vascular surgeon and optimized facility practices in the long-term patency of arteriovenous fistulas: a prospective study.

Autor:	Siga EL; Dialisis Madariaga, General Carlos Madariaga, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Ibalo N; Dialisis Madariaga, General Carlos Madariaga, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Benegas MR; Dialisis Madariaga, General Carlos Madariaga, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Laura F; Dialisis Madariaga, General Carlos Madariaga, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Luna C; Dialisis Madariaga, General Carlos Madariaga, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Aiziczon DH; Dialisis Madariaga, General Carlos Madariaga, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Demicheli E; Hospital Interzonal de Agudos, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia [J Bras Nefrol] 2019 Jul-Sep; Vol. 41 (3), pp. 330-335. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 11.
DOI:	10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2018-0125
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are the best hemodialysis vascular accesses, but their failure rate remains high. Few studies have addressed the role of the vascular surgeon's skills and the facility's practices. We aimed to study these factors, with the hypothesis that the surgeon's skills and facility practices would have an important role in primary failure and patency rates at 12 months, respectively. Methods: This was a single-center, prospective cohort study carried out from March 2005 to March 2017. Only incident patients were included. A single surgeon made all AVFs, either in the forearm (lower) or the elbow (upper). Vascular access definitions were in accordance with the North American Vascular Access Consortium. Results: We studied 113 AVFs (65% lower) from 106 patients (39% diabetics, 58% started with catheter). Time to first connection was 21.5 days (IR: 14 - 31). Only 14 AVFs (12.4%) underwent primary failure and 18 failed during the first year. Functional primary patency rate was 80.9% (SE 4.1) whereas primary unassisted patency rate, which included PF, was 70.6% (4.4). Logistic regression showed that diabetes (OR = 3.3, 95%CI 1.38 - 7.88, p = .007) and forearm location (OR = 3.03, 95CI% 1.05 - 8.76, p = 0.04) were predictors of AVF failure. Patency of lower and upper AVFs was similar in non-diabetics, while patency in diabetics with lower AVFs was under 50%. (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Results suggest that a long-lasting, suitable AVF is feasible in almost all patients. The surgeon's skills and facility practices can have an important role in the long term outcome of AVF.
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