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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2500-5006</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Nefrología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. colom. nefrol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2500-5006</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Nefrología e Hipertensión Arterial]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2500-50062023000100201</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22265/acnef.10.1.629</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Factors Associated with Hemodialysis Vascular Access Failure: A retrospective study in Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores asociados a la falla del acceso vascular en hemodiálisis: un estudio retrospectivo en Colombia]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garcia-Lopez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrea]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vesga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jasmin I.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanabria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia School of Medicine Clinical Research Institute]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colombiana de Trasplantes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Baxter Renal Care Services-Colombia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucaramanga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Baxter Renal Care Services-Latin America  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>10</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2500-50062023000100201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2500-50062023000100201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2500-50062023000100201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Vascular access (VA) remains a major source of morbidity for hemodialysis patients (HD). Few data sources adequately capture longitudinal patency of the VA. This study aimed to evaluate VA failure and its related factors in HD patients.  Methods:  A retrospective cohort study of 985 incident hemodialysis patients treated in clinics of BRCS in Colombia, from January 1rst ,2016, until December 3 of the same year, was done. The cohort&#8217;s enrollment was on day 1 of HD, and with follow-up for up to 15 months. Association among a group of independent variables and time to failure of the VA was performed, and adjusted by baseline variables using a Cox regression model.  Results:  A total of 985 patients were included in the study, requiring 1774 procedures of vascular access during follow-up. The mean age was 61 ± 15.6 years. At day 1, 15 % were dialyzing with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or AVG; and at day 90, this proportion had increased to 70 %. The rate of vascular access procedure was 1.95 per patients-year, 95 % CI 1.86-2.04. The rate of vascular access failure was 0.66 per patients-year, 95 % CI 0.61-0.72. Risk factors for failure in AVF/AVG were age &gt; 65 (p= 0.008), diabetes (p=0.019), female sex (p=0.002) rural housing (p&lt;0.0001) and higher hemoglobin (p=0.021).  Conclusions:  Vascular access failure and the requirement for procedures associated with it are frequent in the dialysis population. Several risk factors, some of them modifiable, are related to vascular access failure.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  El acceso vascular (AV) sigue siendo una fuente importante de morbilidad para los pacientes en hemodiálisis (HD). Pocas fuentes de datos capturan adecuadamente la permeabilidad longitudinal del AV. Este estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar la falla del AV y los factores relacionados en pacientes en HD.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio de cohorte retrospectivo de 985 pacientes incidentes a hemodiálisis tratados en clínicas de BRCS en Colombia, entre el 1ro de enero de 2016, al 31 de diciembre de 2016. La incepción de la cohorte fue el día 1 de HD y con un seguimiento de hasta 15 meses. Se realizó la asociación entre un grupo de variables independientes y el tiempo hasta la falla del AV, asimismo se ajustó por variables basales mediante un modelo de regresión de Cox.  Resultados:  Se incluyeron en el estudio un total de 985 pacientes que requirieron 1774 procedimientos de AV durante el seguimiento. La edad media fue de 61 ± 15,6 años. En el día 1, el 15 % se dializaba con una fístula arteriovenosa (FAV) o injerto arteriovenoso (IAV); y al día 90, esta proporción había aumentado al 70 %. La tasa de procedimiento de acceso vascular fue de 1,95 por paciente-año, IC 95 % 1,86-2,04. La tasa de falla del AV fue de 0,66 por paciente-año, IC del 95 %: 0,61-0,72. Los factores de riesgo para falla del AV en FAV/IAV fueron edad &gt; 65 años (p= 0,008), diabetes (p= 0,019), sexo femenino (p= 0,002), vivienda rural (p&lt;0,0001) y hemoglobina elevada (p=0,021).  Conclusión:  La falla del acceso vascular y el requerimiento de procedimientos asociados a ella, son frecuentes en la población en diálisis. Varios factores de riesgo, algunos de ellos modificables, están relacionados con la falla del acceso vascular.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hemodialysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[vascular access]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[arteriovenous fistula]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[arteriovenous graft, outcomes research.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hemodiálisis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[acceso vascular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fístula arteriovenosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[injerto arteriovenoso]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desenlaces.]]></kwd>
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