selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- Factors Influencing Door-To-Doctor Time In An Emergency Department: Discrete Event Simulation Model. Value in Health. A624-A624. 2016
- P2-76 Antibiotics for hepatic encephalopathy: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. A240-A241. 2011
- Correlation between neoplastic and non-neoplastic findings in nephrectomy specimens performed for primary tumors at hospital de clinicas de Porto Alegre - pilot study. Histopathology. 235-235. 2010
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journal articles
- Antisense therapy to block the Kallikrein-kinin pathway in COVID-19: The ASKCOV randomized controlled trial. Journal of Critical Care. 84:154892-154892. 2024
- Association between vaccination and persistent COVID-19-related symptoms among patients with mild Omicron infection: A prospective cohort study.. Vaccine: X. 21:100579. 2024
- Real-world effectiveness of original BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 against symptomatic Omicron infection among children 5–11 years of age in Brazil: A prospective test-negative design study. Immunology Letters. 269:106903-106903. 2024
- Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dermatitis. 2024
- The impact of an online course on agreement rates of the certainty of evidence assessment using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation Approach: a before-and-after study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 172:111407-111407. 2024
- Long term cognitive dysfunction among critical care survivors: associated factors and quality of life—a multicenter cohort study. Annals of Intensive Care. 14:116. 2024
- The role of scoping reviews in guideline development. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 169:111301-111301. 2024
- Epidemiology, patient journey and unmet needs related to hemophilia in Brazil: a scoping review with evidence map. Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy. 46:533-541. 2024
- A multimethods randomized trial found that plain language versions improved adults understanding of health recommendations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 165:111219-111219. 2024
- Corrigendum to Association between vaccination and persistent COVID-19-related symptoms among patients with mild Omicron infection: A prospective cohort study (Vaccine: X (2024) 21, (S2590136224001529), (10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100579)). Vaccine: X. 100603. 2024
- Impact on pulmonary, cardiac, and renal function and long-term quality of life after hospitalization for acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19: Protocol of the Post-COVID Brazil 3 study. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 36:e20240258en. 2024
- Evidence-Based Checklist to Delay Cardiac Arrest in Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donors. JAMA network open. 6:e2346901-e2346901. 2023
- Qualidade de Vida em Longo Prazo e Desfechos após Internação por COVID-19 no Brasil: Protocolo do Estudo Pós-COVID Brasil 1. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. 120:e20230378. 2023
- Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde e Desfechos em Longo Prazo após COVID-19 Sintomática Leve: Protocolo do Estudo Pós-COVID Brasil 2. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. 120:e20220835. 2023
- Equity issues rarely addressed in the development of COVID-19 formal recommendations and good practice statements: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 161:116-126. 2023
- Estimated mortality rates of individuals with sickle cell disease in Brazil: real-world evidence. Blood Advances. 7:3783-3792. 2023
- Pan-American Guidelines for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: a joint evidence-based guideline of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI) and the Pan-American Association of Infectious Diseases (API). Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 22:67. 2023
- BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 against symptomatic Omicron infection following a mass vaccination campaign in southern Brazil: A prospective test-negative design study. Vaccine. 41:5461-5468. 2023
- Association between acute disease severity and one-year quality of life among post-hospitalisation COVID-19 patients: Coalition VII prospective cohort study. Intensive Care Medicine. 49:166-177. 2023
- Knowledge mobilization activities to support decision-making by youth, parents, and adults using a systematic and living map of evidence and recommendations on COVID-19: protocol for three randomized controlled trials and qualitative user-experience studies. Trials. 24:27. 2023
- The II Brazilian Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 Joint Guidelines of the Associação Brasileira de Medicina de Emergência, Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Associação Médica Brasileira, Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia, Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia and Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 35:243-255. 2023
- Are the recommendation of sodium and fluid restriction in heart failure patients changing over the past years? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 49:129-137. 2022
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Meta‐analysis of prevalence:
I2 statistic and how to deal with heterogeneity. Research Synthesis Methods. 13:363-367. 2022 - The ecosystem of health decision making: from fragmentation to synergy. The Lancet Public Health. 7:e378-e390. 2022
- Brazilian guidelines for the treatment of outpatients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. A joint guideline of the Brazilian Association of Emergency Medicine (ABRAMEDE), Brazilian Medical Association (AMB), Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (SBACV), Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SBGG), Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI), Brazilian Society of Family and Community Medicine (SBFMC), and Brazilian Thoracic Society (SBPT). Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 26:102347-102347. 2022
- Convalescent plasma for COVID-19 in hospitalised patients: an open-label, randomised clinical trial. European Respiratory Journal. 59:2101471-2101471. 2022
- GRADE guidance 24 optimizing the integration of randomized and non-randomized studies of interventions in evidence syntheses and health guidelines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 142:200-208. 2022
- BNT162b2 against COVID-19 in Brazil using a test-negative design: Study protocol and statistical analysis plan. PLoS ONE. 17:e0276384-e0276384. 2022
- Brazilian Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 34. 2022
- Brazilian Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 34:1-12. 2022
- Diretrizes Brasileiras para o tratamento farmacológico de pacientes hospitalizados com COVID-19. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 34:1-12. 2022
- Children Have Similar Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Cycle Threshold for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Comparison With Adults. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 40:e413-e417. 2021
- Conducting proportional meta-analysis in different types of systematic reviews: a guide for synthesisers of evidence. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 21:189. 2021
- Mechanism of a Flexible ICU Visiting Policy for Anxiety Symptoms Among Family Members in Brazil: A Path Mediation Analysis in a Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. Critical Care Medicine. 49:1504-1512. 2021
- Getting trustworthy guidelines into the hands of decision-makers and supporting their consideration of contextual factors for implementation globally: recommendation mapping of COVID-19 guidelines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 135:182-186. 2021
- The Burden of Mental Illness Among Survivors of Critical Care—Risk Factors and Impact on Quality of Life. Chest. 160:157-164. 2021
- Ophthalmic image acquired by ophthalmologists and by allied health personnel as part of a telemedicine strategy: a comparative study of image quality. Eye. 35:1398-1404. 2021
- Absence of detection of RSV and influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Brazilian cohort: Likely role of lower transmission in the community. Journal of Global Health. 11:05007. 2021
- Applying evidence-based methods to the development and use of adverse outcome pathways. Altex. 38:336-347. 2021
- Brazilian guidelines for the management of brain-dead potential organ donors. The task force of the Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Associação Brasileira de Transplantes de Órgãos, Brazilian Research in Critical Care Network, and the General Coordination of the National Transplant System. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 33:1-11. 2021
- Developing trustworthy recommendations as part of an urgent response (1–2 weeks): a GRADE concept paper. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 129:1-11. 2021
- GRADE Guidelines 30: the GRADE approach to assessing the certainty of modeled evidence—An overview in the context of health decision-making. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 129:138-150. 2021
- Quality of life and long-term outcomes after hospitalization for COVID-19: Protocol for a prospective cohort study (Coalition VII). Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 33:31-37. 2021
- Teaming-up nurses with ophthalmologists to expand the reach of eye care in a middle-income country: Validation of health data acquisition by nursing staff in a telemedicine strategy. PLoS ONE. 16:e0260594-e0260594. 2021
- The 6-Minute Walk Test predicts long-term physical improvement among intensive care unit survivors: a prospective cohort study. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 33:374-383. 2021
- Brazilian guidelines for the management of brain-dead potential organ donors. The task force of the AMIB, ABTO, BRICNet, and the General Coordination of the National Transplant System. Annals of Intensive Care. 10:169. 2020
- Clinical practice guidelines in Brazil – developing a national programme. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18:69. 2020
- How are systematic reviews of prevalence conducted? A methodological study. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 20:96. 2020
- Statistical analysis plan for a cluster-randomised trial assessing the effectiveness of implementation of a bedside evidence-based checklist for clinical management of brain-dead potential organ donors in intensive care units: DONORS (Donation Network to Optimise Organ Recovery Study). Trials. 21:540. 2020
- Hydroxychloroquine with or without Azithromycin in Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19. New England Journal of Medicine. 383:2041-2052. 2020
- Quality assessment of prevalence studies: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 127:59-68. 2020
- Assessing the process and outcome of the development of practice guidelines and recommendations: PANELVIEW instrument development. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 192:E1138-E1145. 2020
- High-dose versus low-dose angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart. 7:e001228-e001228. 2020
- Early and Late Mortality Following Discharge From the ICU: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study*. Critical Care Medicine. 48:64-72. 2020
- Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of COVID-19. The task force/consensus guideline of the Brazilian Association of Intensive Care Medicine, the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases and the Brazilian Society of Pulmonology and Tisiology. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 32:166-196. 2020
- Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 15:e0229154-e0229154. 2020
- Protocol implementation for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: a before-and-after study in medical and surgical patients. Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia. 46:e20180325-e20180325. 2020
- The use of telemedicine to support Brazilian primary care physicians in managing eye conditions: The TeleOftalmo Project. PLoS ONE. 15:e0231034-e0231034. 2020
- Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in adult critical care survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Care. 23:213. 2019
- Family Visitation Policies in the ICU and Delirium—Reply. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 322:1924-1924. 2019
- An 8-step framework for implementing time-driven activity-based costing in healthcare studies. European Journal of Health Economics. 20:1133-1145. 2019
- Should platinum-based chemotherapy be preferred for germline BReast CAncer genes (BRCA) 1 and 2-mutated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 80:101895-101895. 2019
- Effects of post-ICU follow-up on subject outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Critical Care. 52:115-125. 2019
- Effect of Flexible Family Visitation on Delirium Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 322:216-216. 2019
- DONORS (Donation Network to Optimise Organ Recovery Study): Study protocol to evaluate the implementation of an evidence-based checklist for brain-dead potential organ donor management in intensive care units, a cluster randomised trial. BMJ Open. 9:e028570-e028570. 2019
- Hospital quality indicators: a systematic review. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance. 32:474-487. 2019
- Users’ preferences and perceptions of the comprehensibility and readability of medication labels. PLoS ONE. 14:e0212173-e0212173. 2019
- Development of rapid guidelines: 1. Systematic survey of current practices and methods. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16:61. 2018
- Development of rapid guidelines: 2. A qualitative study with WHO guideline developers. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16:62. 2018
- Statistical analysis plan for a cluster-randomized crossover trial comparing the effectiveness and safety of a flexible family visitation model for delirium prevention in adult intensive care units (the ICU Visits Study). Trials. 19:636. 2018
- Isosorbide and nifedipine for Chagas' megaesophagus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12:e0006836-e0006836. 2018
- Amiodarone for arrhythmia in patients with Chagas disease: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12:e0006742-e0006742. 2018
- Effects of physical exercise after treatment of early breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 170:455-476. 2018
- More than the tip of the iceberg: association between disabilities and inability to attend a clinic-based post-ICU follow-up and how it may impact on health inequalities. Intensive Care Medicine. 44:1352-1354. 2018
- Flexible Versus Restrictive Visiting Policies in ICUs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis*. Critical Care Medicine. 46:1175-1180. 2018
- POP-Brazil study protocol: a nationwide cross-sectional evaluation of the prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) in Brazil. BMJ Open. 8:e021170-e021170. 2018
- Study protocol to assess the effectiveness and safety of a flexible family visitation model for delirium prevention in adult intensive care units: a cluster-randomised, crossover trial (The ICU Visits Study). BMJ Open. 8:e021193-e021193. 2018
- Development of rapid guidelines: 3. GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist extension for rapid recommendations. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16:63-63. 2018
- Quality of life after intensive care unit: a multicenter cohort study protocol for assessment of long-term outcomes among intensive care survivors in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 30:405-413. 2018
- Decision making about healthcare-related tests and diagnostic test strategies. Paper 3: a systematic review shows limitations in most tools designed to assess quality and develop recommendations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 92:29-37. 2017
- Effectiveness and Safety of an Extended ICU Visitation Model for Delirium Prevention: A Before and After Study*. Critical Care Medicine. 45:1660-1667. 2017
- Antibiotics for hepatic encephalopathy. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2017:1-2. 2017
- Effects of monochromatic infrared phototherapy in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Fisioterapia. 21:233-243. 2017
- Study protocol for the Balanced Solution versus Saline in Intensive Care Study (BaSICS): a factorial randomised trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 19:175-182.e8. 2017
- Functional ability in younger and older elderlies after discharge from the intensive care unit. A prospective cohort. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 29:293-302. 2017
- GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks for adoption, adaptation, and de novo development of trustworthy recommendations: GRADE-ADOLOPMENT. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 81:101-110. 2017
- Using patient values and preferences to inform the importance of health outcomes in practice guideline development following the GRADE approach. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 15:52-52. 2017
- Prevalence of papillomavirus in Brazil: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 6:e011884-e011884. 2016
- Effectiveness of pharmaceutical care at discharge in the emergency department: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 16:60. 2015
- Factors associated with hospital anxiety and depression among ICU survivors: a cross sectional study. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 3:a369. 2015
- Factors influencing decline of physical functional status among icu survivors: a prospective cohort study. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 3:A361. 2015
- Risk factors for hyperactive delirium among icu adult patients in southern brazil: a prospective cohort study. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 3:A331. 2015
- Impact of the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criteria for gestational diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 108:288-295. 2015
- Use of GRADE for assessment of evidence about prognosis: rating confidence in estimates of event rates in broad categories of patients. The BMJ. 350:h870-h870. 2015
- The GRADE evidence-to-decision framework: a report of its testing and application in 15 international guideline panels. Implementation Science. 11:93-93. 2015
- Guidelines 2.0: Systematic development of a comprehensive checklist for a successful guideline enterprise△. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 14:1135-1149. 2014
- Diagnostic criteria and classification of hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy: A World Health Organization Guideline. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 103:341-363. 2014
- Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Depression in Adults: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). 99:757-767. 2014
- Strategies for implementing the WHO diagnostic criteria and classification of hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 103:364-372. 2014
- Guidelines 2.0: systematic development of a comprehensive checklist for a successful guideline enterprise. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 186:E123-E142. 2014
- Methodological survey of designed uneven randomization trials (DU-RANDOM): a protocol. Trials. 15:33-33. 2014
- Prevalence of insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 and 3 patients. Annals of Hepatology. 12:871-875. 2013
- Impact of gestational diabetes mellitus screening strategies on perinatal outcomes: A simulation study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 99:358-365. 2013
- Effectiveness of gestational diabetes treatment: A systematic review with quality of evidence assessment. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 98:396-405. 2012
- Gestational diabetes and pregnancy outcomes - a systematic review of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) diagnostic criteria. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 12:23. 2012
- Co-Infection by Hepatitis C Virus in HIV-Infected Patients in Southern Brazil: Genotype Distribution and Clinical Correlates. PLoS ONE. 5:e10494-e10494. 2010
- Candida esophagitis: species distribution and risk factors for infection. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo. 50:261-263. 2008
- Antibiotics for hepatic encephalopathy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007
- Method to obtain endoscopic esophageal samples for primary cell culture: focus on infectious contamination.. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 45:1667-1669. 2000