Publications by authors named "Wilson Jose Lovato"
Comparison between ultrasonography and computed tomography for measuring skeletal muscle mass in critically ill patients with different body mass index.
Clin Nutr ESPEN
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasonography compared to computed tomography (CT) in measuring quadriceps muscle mass in critically ill patients with varying body mass indices (BMI) following traumatic brain injuries.
- Conducted in a specialized trauma ICU, the research involved a sequential analysis of muscle thickness using both ultrasound and CT scans at three different time points during patient admission.
- The results showed that while there were minor differences between the two measurement methods, these discrepancies were clinically insignificant, indicating a strong correlation between ultrasonography and CT regardless of the patients' BMI.
Erratum: Evaluation of the characteristics of infection prevention and control programs and infection control committees in Brazilian hospitals: A countrywide cross-sectional study - CORRIGENDUM.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
June 2023
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of the characteristics of infection prevention and control programs and infection control committees in Brazilian hospitals: A countrywide cross-sectional study.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
April 2023
Objective: Data are scarce regarding hospital infection control committees and compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) recommendations in Brazil, a country of continental dimensions. We assessed the main characteristics of infection control committees (ICCs) on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Brazilian hospitals.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in ICCs of public and private hospitals distributed across all Brazilian regions.
Objective: To describe the IMPACTO-MR, a Brazilian nationwide intensive care unit platform study focused on the impact of health care-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Methods: We described the IMPACTO-MR platform, its development, criteria for intensive care unit selection, characterization of core data collection, objectives, and future research projects to be held within the platform.
Results: The core data were collected using the Epimed Monitor System® and consisted of demographic data, comorbidity data, functional status, clinical scores, admission diagnosis and secondary diagnoses, laboratory, clinical, and microbiological data, and organ support during intensive care unit stay, among others.
Background: Despite the identification of obesity as a risk factor for higher rates of hospital and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions and complications due to COVID-19, the association between obesity and mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients remains controversial, and the nutritional risk is little considered. Hence, our study sought to evaluate the association between obesity, nutritional risk, and mortality in critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
Methods: Retrospective study were condutcted including adult critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to an ICU between April 2020 and March 2021.
Impact of a dental care intervention on the hospital mortality of critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units: A quasi-experimental study.
Am J Infect Control
October 2022
Background: We aimed to evaluate the impact of providing dental care to critically ill patients on their risk of death and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2 intensive care units (ICU) from 2016 to 2019. The intervention consisted of implementing routine dental care, focusing on oral hygiene and periodontal treatment, at least 3 times a week, for patients admitted to the study units.
Objective: To report the statistical analysis plan (first version) for the Balanced Solutions versus Saline in Intensive Care Study (BaSICS).
Methods: BaSICS is a multicenter factorial randomized controlled trial that will assess the effects of Plasma-Lyte 148 versus 0.9% saline as the fluid of choice in critically ill patients, as well as the effects of a slow (333mL/h) versus rapid (999mL/h) infusion speed during fluid challenges, on important patient outcomes.
Importance: The effects of intensive care unit (ICU) visiting hours remain uncertain.
Objective: To determine whether a flexible family visitation policy in the ICU reduces the incidence of delirium.
Design, Setting And Participants: Cluster-crossover randomized clinical trial involving patients, family members, and clinicians from 36 adult ICUs with restricted visiting hours (<4.