Serviços PersonalizadosJournalSciELO AnalyticsGoogle Scholar H5M5 (2017)ArtigoInglês (pdf)Artigo em XMLReferências do artigo Como citar este artigoSciELO AnalyticsTradução automáticaEnviar este artigo por emailIndicadoresLinks relacionadosCompartilharMaisMaisPermalinkPortuguese Journal of Nephrology & Hypertensionversão impressa ISSN 0872-0169Port J Nephrol Hypert vol.31 no.4 Lisboa dez. 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Factors associated with early fistula failure: how to improve it C. Belino1, S. Pereira1, A. Ventura1, V. Martins2, C. Nogueira2, JC. Fernandes11 Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal2 Department of Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Correspondence to: ABSTRACTIntroduction: Around the world, risk factors for fistula failure have been considered in vascular access planning in order to improve results. However, primary fistula failure rates seem to be increasing. Considering this, we conducted a study to identify relevant factors for early fistula failure in a Portuguese cohort with end-stage kidney disease. Subjects and Methods: Retrospective case-control study which included patients from a hospital center who underwent fistula construction between 2012 and 2015. Patients with fistula failure at 6 weeks were matched with consecutive controls in a proportion of 1:1. Clinical and laboratory data were retrieved. Multiple regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with early complications. Results: Total of 100 predialysis patients with fistula failure at 6 weeks. Mean age of 67.7±11.9 years; most were women (n=54). Factors associated with overall risk of complications were distal location of fistula (OR 2.8; p