FILOMENA REGINA BARBOSA GOMES GALAS
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Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/08 - Laboratório de Anestesiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/08 - Laboratório de Anestesiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Population and in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Long-term Follow-up, Critical Clinical Analysis, and Perspective for the Future(2014) AZEKA, E.; JATENE, M.; GALAS, F. R. B.; TANAMATI, C.; PENHA, J.; BENVENUTI, L.; MIURA, N.; JUNIOR, J. O. C.Background. Heart transplantation is a treatment option for children as well as for adults with congenital heart disease. Objective. To report the experience of a tertiary center with heart transplant program in pediatric population and in adults with congenital heart disease. Patients and Methods. The study consisted of the evaluation of pediatric as well as adult patients undergoing heart transplantation for congenital heart disease. We evaluated the following indication and complications such as renal dialysis, graft vascular disease, tumors and survival. Results. From October 1992 to November 2013, 134 patients had transplantation, and there were 139 transplantations and 5 retransplantations. The immunosuppression regimen is based on calcineurin inhibitors and cytostatic drugs. The type of heart disease indicated for transplantation was cardiomyopathies in 70% and congenital heart disease in 30%. Of these 134 patients, 85 patients were alive. Actuarial survival is 77.4%, 69.6%, 59.3% at 1, 5, and 10 years after transplantation. Three patients underwent renal transplantation, 1 patient is in renal dialysis, and 8.2% of patients had post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. Two patients had retransplantation for graft vascular disease; 1 of them required a simultaneous kidney transplant and died 30 days after the procedure and 1 patient is clinically well 2 years after retransplantation. Conclusion. Heart transplantation in children and in adults with congenital heart disease is a promising therapeutic option and enables long-term survival for these patients.
- Rational Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Pediatric and Congenital Heart Transplantation(2018) MIANA, Leonardo A.; SILVA, Guilherme Viotto Rodrigues da; CANEO, Luiz Fernando; TURQUETTO, Aida Luisa; TANAMATI, Carla; FORONDA, Gustavo; MASSOTI, Maria Raquel; PENHA, Juliano G.; AZEKA, Estela; GALAS, Filomena R. B. G.; JATENE, Fabio B.; JATENE, Marcelo B.Introduction: Donor shortage and organ allocation is the main problem in pediatric heart transplant. Mechanical circulatory support is known to increase waiting list survival, but it is not routinely used in pediatric programs in Latin America. Methods: All patients listed for heart transplant and supported by a mechanical circulatory support between January 2012 and March 2016 were included in this retrospective single-center study. The endpoints were mechanical circulatory support time, complications, heart transplant survival and discharge from the hospital. Results: Twenty-nine patients from our waiting list were assessed. Twelve (45%) patients were initially supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and a centrifugal pump was implanted in 17 (55%) patients. Five patients initially supported by ECMO were bridged to another device. One was bridged to a centrifugal pump and four were bridged to Berlin Heart Excor (R). Among the 29 supported patients, 18 (62%) managed to have a heart transplant. Thirty-day survival period after heart transplant was 56% (10 patients). Median support duration was 12 days (interquartile range [IQR] 4-26 days) per run and the waiting time for heart transplant was 9.5 days (IQR 2.5-25 days). Acute kidney injury was identified as a mortality predictor (OR=22.6 [CI=1.04-494.6]; P=0.04). Conclusion: Mechanical circulatory support was able to bridge most INTERMACS 1 and 2 pediatric patients to transplant with an acceptable complication rate. Acute renal failure increased mortality after mechanical circulatory support in our experience.
conferenceObject VA ECMO SUPPORT IN A HEART TRANSPLANT CENTER: BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANT AND BRIDGE TO RECOVERY FROM SEVERE PRIMARY GRAFT DYSFUNCTION(2019) STEFFEN, Samuel; ABAURRE, Vitor; GAIOTTO, Fabio; HONORATO, Ronaldo; LOURECO, Domingos; GASPAR, Shirlyne; BRAGA, Fabiana; GRINBERG, Monica; MANGINI, Sandrigo; SEGURO, Luiz; WOSNIAK, Lascara; GALAS, Filomena; BACAL, Fernando; JATENE, Fabio- Chronic Pain After Lung Transplantation and Its Impact on Quality of Life: A 4-Year Follow-up(2020) LOXE, Samanta Coelho; MELLO, Liliane Saraiva de; CAMARA, Ligia; TEIXEIRA, Ricardo Henrique de Oliveira Braga; SALVETI, Marina de Goes; GALAS, Filomena Barbosa Gomes; AULER JUNIOR, Jose Otavio Costa; CASTRO, Caio Cesar Bianchi de; PEREIRA, Mara Helena Corso; JARDIM, Jaquelline Maria
- High lactate levels are predictors of major complications after cardiac surgery(2013) HAJJAR, Ludhmila A.; ALMEIDA, Juliano P.; FUKUSHIMA, Julia T.; RHODES, Andrew; VINCENT, Jean-Louis; OSAWA, Eduardo A.; GALAS, Filomena R. B. G.Objective: Although hyperlactatemia after cardiac surgery is common, the implications of raised levels remain controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether high lactate levels after cardiac surgery are predictors of major complications including mortality. Patients and Methods: This was a substudy of TRACS (Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery), which was designed as a prospective, randomized, controlled trial evaluating the effects of a transfusion strategy on morbidity and mortality. Results: Of the 502 patients enrolled, 52 (10%) had at least 1 major complication. Patients with complications were older, had a higher EuroSCORE, lower left ventricular ejection fraction, lower preoperative hemoglobin, a higher prevalence of renal disease, and received more blood transfusions than the group without complications. Lactate levels were higher in the group with complications at the end of surgery (3.6 mmol/L [2.8-5.1] vs 3.3 mmol/L [2.2-4.8]; P = .018), immediately after intensive care unit (ICU) admission (0 hour) (4.4 mmol/L [3.1-8.4] vs 4 mmol/L [2.6-6.4]; P = .048); 6 hours (4 mmol/L [2.7-5.8] vs 2.6 mmol/L [2-3.6], P < .001), and 12 hours after admission (2.3 mmol/L [1.8-3.2] vs 1.7 mmol/L [1.3-2]; P < .001). In a multivariate model, higher age (odds ratio [OR], 1.048, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.011-1.086; P = .010), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) lower than 40% (OR, 3.03; 95% CI, 1.200-7.510; P = .019 compared with LVEF of 40%-59%; OR, 3.571; 95% CI, 1.503-8.196; P = .004 compared with LVEF higher than 60%), higher EuroSCORE (OR, 1.138; 95% CI; 1.007-1.285; P = .038), red blood cell transfusion (OR, 1.230; 95% CI, 1.086-1.393; P = .001), and lactate levels 6 hours after ICU admission (OR, 3.28, 95% CI; 1.61-6.69; P = .001) are predictors of major complications. Conclusions: Hyperlactatemia 6 hours after ICU admission is an independent risk factor for worse outcomes in adult patients after cardiac surgery.
- A liberal strategy of red blood cell transfusion reduces cardiogenic shock in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery(2015) NAKAMURA, Rosana Ely; VINCENT, Jean-Louis; FUKUSHIMA, Julia Tizue; ALMEIDA, Juliano Pinheiro de; FRANCO, Rafael Alves; PARK, Clarice Lee; OSAWA, Eduardo Atsushi; SILVA, Carolina Maria Pinto; AULER JR., Jose Otavio Costa; LANDONI, Giovanni; GALAS, Filomena Regina Barbosa Gomes; KALIL FILHO, Roberto; HAJJAR, Ludhmila AbrahaoObjective: The aim of this study was to compare outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery who are aged 60 years or more or less than 60 years after implementation of a restrictive or a liberal transfusion strategy. Methods: This is a substudy of the Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery (TRACS) randomized controlled trial. In this subgroup analysis, we separated patients into those aged 60 years or more (elderly) and those aged less than 60 years randomized to a restrictive or a liberal strategy of red blood cell transfusion. The primary outcome was a composite defined as a combination of 30-day all-cause mortality and severe morbidity. Results: Of the 502 patients included in the Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery study, 260 (51.8%) were aged 60 years or more and 242 (48.2%) were aged less than 60 years and were included in this study. The primary end point occurred in 11.9% of patients in the liberal strategy group and 16.8% of patients in the restrictive strategy group (P = .254) for those aged 60 years or more and in 6.8% of patients in the liberal strategy group and 5.6% of patients in the restrictive strategy group for those aged less than 60 years (P = .714). However, in the older patients, cardiogenic shock was more frequent in patients in the restrictive transfusion group (12.8% vs 5.2%, P = .031). Thirty-day mortality, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and acute renal injury were similar in the restrictive and liberal transfusion groups in both age groups. Conclusions: Although there was no difference between groups regarding the primary outcome, a restrictive transfusion strategy may result in an increased rate of cardiogenic shock in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery compared with a more liberal strategy. Cardiovascular risk of anemia may be more harmful than the risk of blood transfusion in older patients.
- Infra-Abdominal Muscles Activation Brings Benefits to the Pulmonary Function of Patients with Sternal Instability after Cardiac Surgery(2020) NOZAWA, Emilia; GONCALVES, Cristiane Domingues; ALMEIDA, Patricia Oliva de; HAJJAR, Ludhmila Abrahao; GALAS, Filomena Regina Gomes; FELTRIM, Maria Ignez ZanettiObjective: To compare physical therapy strategies involving abdominal muscle stabilization, with and without upper limb movement, in patients with sternal instability after heart surgery and during in-hospital care. Methods: This prospective, longitudinal, randomized, and comparative clinical study included 20 patients, which were divided into two groups: ARM, the arm group (n=10), and LEG, the leg group (n=10). The study involved the evaluation of scores of visual analog scales for sternal instability, pain, discomfort, functional impairment, lung function, and maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) before and after the interventions. Two protocols consisting of abdominal exercises in both groups with upper limb movements (ARM) and just abdominal activation with leg movements (LEG) were used for three weeks. Results: There were statistically significant (P=0.01) improvements in pain, discomfort, and functional impairment scores, and in MIP (P=0.04) and MEP (P=0.01) after intervention in both groups and just LEG showed improvement in forced vital capacity (P=0.043) and forced expiratory volume in one second (P=0.011). Conclusion: Both strategies promoted improvement in pain, discomfort, and functional impairment scores and in the values of inspiratory and expiratory pressures. Perhaps they were influenced by the time and resolution of the infection process, although exercises with upper limb movements seem to be safe in this population. The activation of the infra-abdominal muscles through leg movements seems to bring more benefits to lung function.
- Post-cardiotomy ECMO in pediatric and congenital heart surgery: impact of team training and equipment in the results(2015) MIANA, Leonardo Augusto; CANEO, Luiz Fernando; TANAMATI, Carla; PENHA, Juliano Gomes; GUIMARAES, Vanessa Alves; MIURA, Nana; GALAS, Filomena Regina Barbosa Gomes; JATENE, Marcelo BiscegliIntroduction: Post-cardiotomy myocardial dysfunction requiring mechanical circulatory support occurs in about 0.5% of cases. In our environment, the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been increasing in recent years. Objective: To evaluate the impact of investment in professional training and improvement of equipment in the rate of weaning from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and survival. Methods: A retrospective study. Fifty-six pediatric and/or congenital heart patients underwent post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at our institution between November 1999 and July 2014. We divided this period into two phases: phase I, 36 cases (before the structuring of the extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation program) and phase II, 20 cases (after the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program implementation) with investment in training and equipment). Were considered as primary outcomes: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation weaning and survival to hospital discharge. The results in both phases were compared using Chi-square test. To identify the impact of the different variables we used binary logistic regression analysis. Results: Groups were comparable. In phase I, 9 patients (25%) were weaned from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, but only 2 (5.5%) were discharged. In phase II, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was used in 20 patients, weaning was possible in 17 (85%), with 9 (45%) hospital discharges (P<0.01). When the impact of several variables on discharge and weaning of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was analyzed, we observe that phase II was an independent predictor of better results (P<0.001) and need for left cavities drainage was associated with worse survival (P=0.045). Conclusion: The investment in professional training and improvement of equipment significantly increased extracorporeal membrane oxygenation results.
- LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Early mobilization optimizing fluid of mediastinal and thoracic tube in the postoperative patients after coronary artery bypass surgery(2015) NOZAWA, Emilia; COIMBRA, Vera Regina Moraes; CRUZ, Fernanda Carolina Silva G.; SILVA, Sara Herculano Souza; FRANCA, Paula Fernanda B. D.; GALAS, Filomena Regina Gomes; HAJJAR, Ludmilla Abhao; FELTRIM, Maria Ignez Zanetti
conferenceObject COVID-19 Complicating Perioperative Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation(2021) BELFORT, D. S.; BISELLI, B.; BRANDAO, S. M.; GOMES, B. R.; LIRA, M. S.; DANTAS, R. C.; ARAGAO, C. A.; GALAS, F. R.; GAIOTTO, F. A.; JATENE, F. B.; BOCCHI, E. A.; FERREIRA, S. M.