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A study by urologist Fernando de Assis, through the Governor Flaviano Melo Hospital Foundation (Fundhacre), held in partnership with the Government of Acre, gained prominence in a publication of the international scientific journal Nature. The research aims to identify the circumstances of loss of renal function of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs).
The collections were sent to the University of California, in the United States/ Photo: Pedro Ribas/ SMCS
The work was also partnered by the universities of California (UC), Federal of Acre (UFAC) and São Paulo (USP), involving students and nurses from Fundhacre and the Rio Branco Emergency Room.
More than 1,400 ICU patients were analyzed during the process, explained Fernando de Assis. “The first were pilot patients to make the study even more reliable. And it was the first large population research conducted in intensive care units here in the state, for a specific goal. Students are users of the public health system,” he said.
Author of the research, Fernando de Assis is a urologist of the Fundhacre Board/ Photo: Reproduction
At first, environmental factors such as venomous animal bites were considered as hypotheses for the problem, however, after results obtained, the study came to the conclusion that the main causes of renal loss in patients are related to common chronic conditions such as: diabetes and hypertension.
Other factors are related to the hospital environment, such as the excess in the use of liquids to stabilize blood pressure, may impair renal function.
The collections were sent to the University of California, in the United States and analyzed for a year by the urologist. “The first publication of the study took place in 2016 and today we got this spectacular feat in a very high level magazine, considered one of the best scientifics on the planet, showing what we can do here,” he said.
Acre Health Secretary Pedro Pascoal stressed the importance of recognizing the study for the advancement of health in the state.
“Acre’s health advances with qualification and recognition, as this publication demonstrates in the journal Nature. Studies such as not only put the state in evidence, but also bring direct benefits to the population, contributing to the improvement of assistance and care in our units. This achievement reflects the commitment of Governor Gladson Camelí with the strengthening of SUS in Acre and reinforces the importance of the partnership and health professionals in the search for increasingly efficient and humanized service.”
With information news agency from Acre
