ALFREDO ELIAS GILIO
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Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
PAINT-62, Hospital Universitário
PAINT-62, Hospital Universitário
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- High Frequency of Staphylococcus Saprophyticus Urinary Tract Infections Among Female Adolescents(2015) LO, Denise Swei; SHIEH, Huei Hsin; BARREIRA, Eliane Roseli; RAGAZZI, Selma Lopes Betta; GILIO, Alfredo EliasStaphylococcus saprophyticus is a rarely reported agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the pediatric population. In our retrospective 3-year study, S. saprophyticus comprised 24.5% of 106 isolates of UTIs in female adolescents 12-15 years of age who attended an emergency department. Clinicians should be aware of the high prevalence of this etiology when empirically treating UTIs in female adolescents.
- Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Children According to the Berlin Definition: A Multicenter Prospective Study(2015) BARREIRA, Eliane R.; MUNOZ, Gabriela O. C.; CAVALHEIRO, Priscilla O.; SUZUKI, Adriana S.; DEGASPARE, Natalia V.; SHIEH, Huei H.; MARTINES, Joao A. D. S.; FERREIRA, Juliana C.; LANE, Christianne; CARVALHO, Werther B.; GILIO, Alfredo E.; PRECIOSO, Alexander R.Objectives: In 2012, a new acute respiratory distress syndrome definition was proposed for adult patients. It was later validated for infants and toddlers. Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence, outcomes, and risk factors associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome in children up to 15 years according to the Berlin definition. Design: A prospective, multicenter observational study from March to September 2013. Setting: Seventy-seven PICU beds in eight centers: two private hospitals and six public academic hospitals in Brazil. Patients: All children aged 1 month to 15 years admitted to the participating PICUs in the study period. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: All children admitted to the PICUs were daily evaluated for the presence of acute respiratory distress syndrome according to the American-European - Consensus Conference and Berlin definitions. Of the 562 patients included, acute respiratory distress syndrome developed in 57 patients (10%) and 58 patients (10.3%) according to the Berlin definition and the American-European Consensus Conference definition, respectively. Among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome according to the Berlin definition, nine patients (16%) were mild, 21 (37%) were moderate, and 27 (47%) were severe. Compared with patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome, patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome had significantly higher severity scores, longer PICU and hospital length of stay, longer duration of mechanical ventilation, and higher mortality (p < 0.001). The presence of two or more comorbidities and admission for medical reasons were associated with development of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Comparisons across the three the Berlin categories showed significant differences in the number of ventilator-free days (21, 20, and 5 d, p = 0.001) and mortality for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (41%) in comparison with mild (0) and moderate (15%) acute respiratory distress syndrome(p = 0.02). No differences in PICU or hospital stay were observed across the groups. Conclusions: The Berlin definition can identify a subgroup of patients with distinctly worse outcomes, as shown by the increased mortality and reduced number of ventilator-free days in pediatric patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.
- Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Sedation for Pediatric Computed Tomography Imaging(2015) MEKITARIAN FILHO, Eduardo; ROBINSON, Fay; CARVALHO, Werther Brunow de; GILIO, Alfredo Elias; MASON, Keira P.This prospective observational pilot study evaluated the aerosolized intranasal route for dexmedetomidine as a safe, effective, and efficient option for infant and pediatric sedation for computed tomography imaging. The mean time to sedation was 13.4 minutes, with excellent image quality, no failed sedations, or significant adverse events.
- Estado nutricional, autopercepção do estado nutricional e experimentação de drogas lícitas em adolescentes(2015) GARCIA, Denise Máximo; MEKITARIAN FILHO, Eduardo; GILIO, Alfredo Elias; LOTUFO, João Paulo Becker; LO, Denise SweiAbstractObjective:To associate the nutritional status and the self-perception of nutritional status with the use of licit drugs among adolescents.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in which 210 adolescents answered a questionnaire on alcohol and tobacco experimentation and self-perceptions about their nutritional status. The correspondence between the adolescents' perception of their own nutritional status and actual nutritional status was analyzed, as well as associations between nutritional status, self-perception of nutritional status, gender, age, and presence of smokers at home with alcohol and tobacco use. The variables were analyzed separately in a bivariate analysis and, subsequently, a multivariate analysis determined the factors associated with drug use.Results:The study included 210 adolescents with a median age of 148 months; 56.6% were females. Of the total sample, 6.6% have tried cigarettes, and 20% have tried alcohol; 32.3% had BMI Z-Score ≥1, 12.85% had BMI Z-Score ≥2, and 50.7% had a correct perception of his/her weight. After a multivariate analysis, only the self-perception about weight statistically influenced experimentation of tobacco, and patients who identified themselves as having very high weight were more likely to experiment tobacco (odds ratio (OR) 13.57; confidence interval (95% CI) 2.05-89.8; p=0.007); regarding alcohol use, adolescents who identified themselves as having high weight were 2.4 times more likely to experiment with alcohol than adolescents that identified themselves as having normal weight (95% CI 1.08-5.32, p=0.031).Conclusions:Adolescents with self-perception of excess weight may constitute a risk group for alcohol and tobacco use.
- Genetic variability in G2 and F2 region between biological clones of human respiratory syncytial virus with or without host immune selection pressure(2015) MORAES, Claudia Trigo Pedroso; OLIVEIRA, Danielle Bruna Leal; CAMPOS, Angelica Cristine Almeida; BOSSO, Patricia Alves; LIMA, Hildener Nogueira; STEWIEN, Klaus Eberhard; GILIO, Alfredo Elias; VIEIRA, Sandra Elisabete; BOTOSSO, Viviane Fongaro; DURIGON, Edison LuizHuman respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is an important respiratory pathogens among children between zero-five years old. Host immunity and viral genetic variability are important factors that can make vaccine production difficult. In this work, differences between biological clones of HRSV were detected in clinical samples in the absence and presence of serum collected from children in the convalescent phase of the illness and from their biological mothers. Viral clones were selected by plaque assay in the absence and presence of serum and nucleotide sequences of the G2 and F2 genes of HRSV biological clones were compared. One non-synonymous mutation was found in the F gene (Ile5Asn) in one clone of an HRSV-B sample and one non-synonymous mutation was found in the G gene (Ser291Pro) in four clones of the same HRSV-B sample. Only one of these clones was obtained after treatment with the child's serum. In addition, some synonymous mutations were determined in two clones of the HRSV-A samples. In conclusion, it is possible that minor sequences could be selected by host antibodies contributing to the HRSV evolutionary process, hampering the development of an effective vaccine, since we verify the same codon alteration in absence and presence of human sera in individual clones of BR-85 sample.
- Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Dopamine Versus Epinephrine as First-Line Vasoactive Drugs in Pediatric Septic Shock(2015) VENTURA, Andrea M. C.; SHIEH, Huei Hsin; BOUSSO, Albert; GOES, Patricia F.; FERNANDES, Iracema de Cassia F. O.; SOUZA, Daniela C. de; PAULO, Rodrigo Locatelli Pedro; CHAGAS, Fabiana; GILIO, Alfredo E.Objectives: The primary outcome was to compare the effects of dopamine or epinephrine in severe sepsis on 28-day mortality; secondary outcomes were the rate of healthcare-associated infection, the need for other vasoactive drugs, and the multiple organ dysfunction score. Design: Double-blind, prospective, randomized controlled trial from February 1, 2009, to July 31, 2013. Setting: PICU, Hospital Universitario da Universidade de SAo Paulo, Brazil. Patients: Consecutive children who are 1 month to 15 years old and met the clinical criteria for fluid-refractory septic shock. Exclusions were receiving vasoactive drug(s) prior to hospital admission, having known cardiac disease, having already participated in the trial during the same hospital stay, refusing to participate, or having do-not-resuscitate orders. Interventions: Patients were randomly assigned to receive either dopamine (5-10 g/kg/min) or epinephrine (0.1-0.3 g/kg/min) through a peripheral or intraosseous line. Patients not reaching predefined stabilization criteria after the maximum dose were classified as treatment failure, at which point the attending physician gradually stopped the study drug and started another catecholamine. Measurements and Main Results: Physiologic and laboratory data were recorded. Baseline characteristics were described as proportions and mean ( sd) and compared using appropriate statistical tests. Multiple regression analysis was performed, and statistical significance was defined as a p value of less than 0.05. Baseline characteristics and therapeutic interventions for the 120 children enrolled (63, dopamine; 57, epinephrine) were similar. There were 17 deaths (14.2%): 13 (20.6%) in the dopamine group and four (7%) in the epinephrine group (p = 0.033). Dopamine was associated with death (odds ratio, 6.5; 95% CI, 1.1-37.8; p = 0.037) and healthcare-associated infection (odds ratio, 67.7; 95% CI, 5.0-910.8; p = 0.001). The use of epinephrine was associated with a survival odds ratio of 6.49. Conclusions: Dopamine was associated with an increased risk of death and healthcare-associated infection. Early administration of peripheral or intraosseous epinephrine was associated with increased survival in this population. Limitations should be observed while interpreting these results.