Publications by authors named "Natalia Fioravante Postalli"
Epidemiology and outcome of high-surgical-risk patients admitted to an intensive care unit in Brazil.
João Manoel Silva Júnior Renato Carneiro de Freitas Chaves Thiago Domingos Corrêa Murillo Santucci Cesar de Assunção Henrique Tadashi Katayama Natalia Fioravante Postalli
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva
March 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify the epidemiological profile and key factors influencing morbidity and mortality in high-risk noncardiac surgical patients in Brazil.
- Conducted as a multicenter observational research, it tracked 904 noncardiac surgical patients in intensive care units over 7 days, noting complication and mortality rates.
- Results showed a 29.9% complication rate and a 9.6% mortality rate within 28 days post-surgery, with higher risk factors including worse scores on the SAPS 3 and SOFA, longer surgical durations, and the nature of surgeries being emergencies.