PAULO MANUEL PEGO FERNANDES
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Departamento de Cardio-Pneumologia, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/61 - Laboratório de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Torácica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/61 - Laboratório de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Torácica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
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- Tacrolimus impairs airway mucociliary clearance of rats(2024) SILVA, Maristela Prado E.; SOTO, Sonia de Fatima; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria de; CORREIA, Aristides Tadeu; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo Manuel; PAZETTI, RogerioObjectives: Tacrolimus (TAC) is the most widely used immunosuppressive agent after lung transplantation. Considering that the ciliary beat frequency (CBF) mainly depends on the cytoplasmic calcium concentration and that TAC can affect this due to its binding with the intracellular immunophilin FKBP12, we hypothesized that TAC could also impair the airway mucociliary clearance of rats. Methods: Sixty rats were divided into two groups (n = 30 each): Control = water; TAC = tacrolimus. After 7, 15 or 30 days of treatment, ten animals from each group were euthanized and the following parameters were studied: mucus transportability, CBF, mucociliary transport velocity (MCTV), and neutral and acid mucus production. Results: There was a significant decrease in CBF (Control vs TAC: 7 days, p = 0.008; 15 days, p = 0.007; 30 days, p = 0.001) and MCTV (Control vs TAC: 7 days, p = 0.004; 15 days, p < 0.001; 30 days, p < 0.001) in all immunosuppressed animals. TAC therapy also caused an increase in acid mucus production at all treatment times (Control vs TAC: 7 days, p = 0.001; 15 days, p = 0.043; 30 days, p = 0.001). Conclusions: TAC impairs airway mucociliary clearance of rats.
- Prolonged survival after thoracic metastasectomy in patients with nonseminomatous testicular cancer(2024) FONINI, Jaqueline Schaparini; ARAUJO, Pedro Henrique Xavier Nabuco de; 'AMBROSIO, Paula Duarte D.; SALERNO, Juliana Vieira de Oliveira; CIARALO, Pedro Prosperi Desenzi; TERRA, Ricardo Mingarini; PE, Paulo ManuelIntroduction: Almost 20 % of patients with Non-Seminomatous Germinative Cell Tumors (NSGCT) will require intrathoracic metastasectomy after chemotherapy. The authors aim to determine their long-term survival rates. Methods: Retrospective study including patients with NSGCT and intrathoracic metastasis after systemic therapy from January 2011 to June 2022. Treatment outcomes and overall survival were analyzed with the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Thirty-seven male patients were included with a median age of 31.8 years. Six presented with synchronous mediastinum and lung metastasis, nine had only lung, and 22 had mediastinal metastasis. Over half had retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis. Twenty-two had dissimilar pathologies, with a discordance rate of 62 %. Teratoma and embryonal carcinoma were the prevalent primary tumor types, 40.5 % each, while teratoma was predominant (70.3 %) in the metastasis group. Thoracotomy was the main surgical approach (39.2 %) followed by VATS (37.2 %), cervico-sternotomy (9.8 %), sternotomy (5.8 %), and clamshell (3.9 %). Lung resection was performed in 40.5 % of cases. Overall, 10-year survival rates were 94.3 % with no surgical-related mortality. Conclusion: Multimodality treatment with systemic therapy followed by radical surgery offers a high cure rate to patients with intrathoracic metastatic testicular germ cell tumors.
- Brazilian airway surgery survey indicates low overall numbers and need for improved teaching skills(2024) BIBAS, Benoit Jacques; MINAMOTO, Helio; CARDOSO, Paulo Francisco G.; CREMONESE, Mariana Rodrigues; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo Manuel; TERRA, Ricardo MingariniOBJECTIVES The Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgeons conducted an online survey to determine the number of surgeons that perform adult and paediatric airway surgery and to understand the practice patterns along the country.METHODS Active members were electronically invited to complete the questionnaire through the REDCapR platform. Invitations were sent from January to April 2020. The survey encompassed 40 questions that explored 4 different topics in the assessment of tracheal diseases: (i) surgeon's demography; (ii) institutional profile, (iii) education and training in laryngo-tracheal surgery and (iv) preoperative and postoperative evaluation.RESULTS Eighty-nine percentage of the responders declared to perform tracheal surgery with a median of 5 tracheal resection procedures per year [interquartile range (IQR) 3-12]. Interaction with other specialties occurs in 37.3% of cases. Access to technology and devices is highly variable across the country. Resident training in airway surgery consists in traditional lectures in 97% of the cases. Training in animals (15.2%), cadavers (12.1%) and simulators (6.1%) are rare. Preoperatory evaluation encompasses flexible bronchoscopy (97.8%) and/or computed tomography (CT) scan of the airways (90.6%). Swallowing (20.1%) and voice (14.4%) disorders are rarely evaluated. Eighty-nine percentage of the surgeons consider bronchoscopy to be the preoperatory gold-standard exam, followed by CT scan (38.8%) and CT-3D reconstruction (37.4%).CONCLUSIONS Brazilian surgeons refer that airway resection and reconstruction are part of their current practice, but the total number of procedures per surgeon per year is low. Access to high-end technology and equipment is heterogenous. Training offered to residents in most academic institutions relies on traditional lectures. Surgery of the trachea is a highly specialized field.
- Chronic pain: A big challenge(2024) ZAKKA, Telma; PAPLER, Helio; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo Manuel