Ceftaroline fosamil demonstrated high clinical cure and microbiological response rates in hospitalized patients with CAP of PORT risk class III or IV. Ceftaroline fosamil was well tolerated, with a safety profile similar to that of ceftriaxone and consistent with the cephalosporin class. In this study, ceftaroline fosamil was an effective and well-tolerated treatment option for CAP.
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the results of anatomic pulmonary resections performed by video-assisted thoracoscopy in Brazil. Methods: Thoracic surgeons (members of the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery) were invited, via e-mail, to participate in the study. Eighteen surgeons participated in the project by providing us with retrospective databases containing information related to anatomic pulmonary resections performed by video-assisted thoracoscopy. Demographic, surgical, and postoperative data were collected with a standardized instrument, after which they were compiled and analyzed. Results: The surgeons provided data related to a collective total of 786 patients (mean number of resections per surgeon, 43.6). However, 137 patients were excluded because some data were missing. Therefore, the study sample comprised 649 patients. The mean age of the patients was 61.7 years. Of the 649 patients, 295 (45.5%) were male. The majority-521 (89.8%)-had undergone surgery for neoplasia, which was most often classified as stage IA. The median duration of pleural drainage was 3 days, and the median hospital stay was 4 days. Of the 649 procedures evaluated, 598 (91.2%) were lobectomies. Conversion to thoracotomy was necessary in 30 cases (4.6%). Postoperative complications occurred in 124 patients (19.1%), the most common complications being pneumonia, prolonged air leaks, and atelectasis. The 30-day mortality rate was 2.0%, advanced age and diabetes being found to be predictors of mortality. Conclusions: Our analysis of this representative sample of patients undergoing pulmonary resection by video-assisted thoracoscopy in Brazil showed that the procedure is practicable and safe, as well as being comparable to those performed in other countries.
We report a case of the use of colchicine in a patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus. A 37-year-old man with COVID-19 presented with moderate symptoms, mild pulmonary impairment and elevated inflammatory markers, suggesting an increased risk of cytokine storm and possible worsening of clinical condition. Experimental use of colchicine resulted in an 85% decrease in C reactive protein levels 3 days after treatment initiation and a 182.6% decrease in interleukin-6 levels 8 days after treatment initiation. Due to the lack of effective therapies, it is important to search for potential compounds and compounds that focus on controlling the danger caused by systemic inflammation in COVID-19. Although further research is needed in the area of colchicine and viral infection, preliminary efficacy was observed.
UNITERMOS: Doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica. Enfisema pulmonar. Cirurgia. Videotoracoscopia.KEY WORDS: Pulmonary obstructive Lung diseases. Pulmonary emphysema. Volume reduction surgery. Thoracoscopy. O TRATAMENTO CIRÚRGICO DO ENFISEMA PULMONARNos últimos 20 anos, os doentes com enfisema pulmonar foram classificados em dois grupos: os portadores de enfisema localizado e os com enfisema difuso.Doentes com enfisema localizado têm, na cirurgia, uma opção terapêutica bem estabelecida, pela perspectiva de ganho funcional pulmonar imediato, com a ressecção das lesões. Atualmente, são encaminhados à cirurgia os doentes com sintomas clínicos, os que apresentam bolhas maiores do que 30% do volume da cavidade pleural, e aqueles nos quais há tendência de crescimento das lesões, demonstrada em radiografias seriadas. São recomendadas ressecções pulmonares econômicas no seu tratamento. O laser de Neodimium-YAG tem sido utilizado com resultados satisfatórios a curto prazo, mas há uma tendência a perda aérea prolongada e recidiva das lesões após 2 a 3 anos, necessitando reoperação 1 . Por outro lado, doentes com enfisema pulmonar difuso grave encontravam, no tratamento clínico ou, mais recentemente, no transplante pulmonar, as únicas possibilidades de melhorar a sua dispnéia, sua atividade física, retardar a progressão da limitação funcional, corrigir as alterações fisiológicas secundárias e diminuir a morbidade e a mortalidade dessa doença.Desde 1994, entretanto, os doentes com enfisema difuso, que não obtêm melhora com o tratamento clínico, que atingem um estágio de doença muito avançado ou, ainda, que não podem ser incluídos em programas de transplante pulmonar, podem, em casos selecionados, ser submetidos a cirurgia de redução volumétrica pulmonar, com o objetivo de melhorar sua sintomatologia.A procura de uma forma de tratamento cirúrgi-co para o enfisema pulmonar difuso não é uma idéia nova. Durante quase todo o século XX, diferentes técnicas operatórias foram utilizadas: a costocondrectomia 2,3 , a vagotomia 4 , a glomectomia 5 , a toracoplastia com frenicectomia 6 , a pleurectomia com talcagem pleural 7 e a cirurgia de redução de volume pulmonar de Brantigan 8-10 . Brantigan, em 1954, baseado em observações clínicas de que doentes enfisematosos sintomáti-cos apresentavam hiperinsuflação pulmonar com ampliação do diâmetro ântero-posterior e longitudinal da caixa torácica e, também, um rebaixamento e retificação das cúpulas diafragmáticas 8-10 , postulou que essas alterações anatômicas representavam a alternativa encontrada pelo organismo para ampliar a caixa torácica e acomodar o pulmão enfisematoso, de maior tamanho. Brantigan entendia que, se reduzisse o tamanho dos pulmões, seria possível restaurar os princípios fisiológicos comprometidos por essa desproporção entre o tamanho do pulmão (maior) e o tamanho da cavidade torácica (menor). Pulmões com tamanho adequado ao espaço intratorácico permitiriam ao músculo diafragma retornar à sua posição normal e ter sua curvatura restaurada. Desta forma, o diafragma poderia mob...
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