Publications by authors named "Gustavo Ferreira Almeida"
Postoperative complications of surgically treated ascending aortic dissection.
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva
September 2011
Objectives: Ascending aortic dissection has a poor prognosis if it is not promptly corrected surgically. Even with surgical correction, postoperative management is feared because of its complicated course. Our aim was to describe the incidence of postoperative complications and identify the 1 and 6-month mortality rate of our ascending aortic dissection surgical cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To predict readmission in intensive care unit analyzing the first 24 hours data after intensive care unit admission.
Methods: The first intensive care unit admission of patients was analyzed from January to May 2009 in a mixed unit. Readmission to the unit was considered those during the same hospital stay or within 3 months after intensive care unit discharge.
Comparison between respiratory pulse oximetry plethysmographic waveform amplitude and arterial pulse pressure variations among patients with and without norepinephrine use.
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva
December 2009
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore the correlation between respiratory variation in arterial pulse pressure and pulse oximetry waveform amplitude in ventilated patients, particularly focusing on the impact of norepinephrine.
- The research involved 60 patients on mechanical ventilation, and significant findings indicated a strong correlation between the two measures, with a cutoff value of 14% waveform variation predicting a 13% variation in pulse pressure.
- The results showed that norepinephrine administration did not affect this correlation, confirming that monitoring waveform amplitude can be a reliable indicator of fluid response in patients.