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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1682-0037</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Angiol Cir Vasc]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1682-0037</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1682-00372021000100002</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de los pacientes con fístulas arterio-venosas para hemodiálisis]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of patients with arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acosta Arias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yuniesky]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1682-00372021000100002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1682-00372021000100002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1682-00372021000100002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La insuficiencia renal crónica es una enfermedad frecuente que requiere del uso vital de la hemodiálisis, procedimiento común en los pacientes que la padecen, por lo cual resulta necesario disponer de un acceso vascular adecuado.  Objetivo: Caracterizar a los pacientes con fístulas arterio-venosas para hemodiálisis en el Hospital Clínico-Quirúrgico &#8220;General Freyre de Andrade&#8221;.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio descriptivo-retrospectivo en 88 pacientes con fístulas arterio-venosas. Se recogieron las siguientes variables: edad, sexo, tipo de acceso vascular, localización, complicaciones inmediatas y tardías, y procedimiento corrector. El período de estudio abarcó desde enero de 2018 hasta enero de 2019.  Resultados:  Se les realizaron a los pacientes un total de 88 fístulas arterio-venosas. Predominó el sexo masculino (67 %). Prevaleció el grupo de edades de 50 a 59 años (36,4 %). La fístula arterio-venosa humero-cefálica (48,9 %) resultó el procedimiento más realizado. El hematoma, la trombosis y la infección fueron las complicaciones inmediatas con mayor frecuencia (3,4 %). De las complicaciones tardías, predominó la trombosis (3,4 %), mientras que la trombectomía prevaleció como procedimiento corrector (37,5 %).  Conclusiones: Como parte del acceso vascular, la fístula humero-cefálica presentó los mejores resultados en cuanto a permeabilidad y durabilidad. Por otra parte, la fístula humero-humeral constituyó una alternativa cuando no se pudieron usar las venas cefálica y basílica a nivel del pliegue del codo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Chronic kidney disease is a frequent condition that demands the vital use of hemodialysis, a common procedure in patients who suffer from it; therefore, it is necessary to have adequate vascular access.  Objective:  To characterize patients with arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis at General Freyre de Andrade Clinical-Surgical Hospital.  Methods:  A descriptive-retrospective study was carried out in 88 patients with arteriovenous fistulas. The following variables were selected: age, sex, type of vascular access, location, immediate and late complications, and corrective procedure. The study period covered from January 2018 to January 2019.  Results:  A total of 88 arteriovenous fistulas were approached among all the patients. The male sex predominated (67%). The age group 50-59 years (36.4%) prevailed. The procedure for creating a humeral cephalic arteriovenous fistula (48.9%) was the most performed. Hematoma, thrombosis and infection were the immediate complications with the highest frequency (3.4%). Among late complications, thrombosis prevailed (3.4%); while thrombectomy prevailed as a corrective procedure (37.5%).  Conclusions:  As part of vascular access, the procedure for creating humeral cephalic fistula presented the best outcome in terms of patency and durability. On the other hand, the procedure for creating the humeral fistula was an alternative when the cephalic and basilic veins could not be used at the level of the elbow crease.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[accesos vasculares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hemodiálisis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fístula arterio-venosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[vascular access]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hemodialysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[arteriovenous fistula]]></kwd>
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