JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Esta pesquisa justifica-se na necessidade de maior conhecimento a respeito das técnicas de desmame ventilatório utilizadas em pacientes sob ventilação mecânica prolongada. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a obtenção do índice de respiração rápida e superficial (IRRS) nas modalidades PSV de 10 cmH2O e PEEP de 5 cmH2O (PSV10); CPAP de 5 cmH2O (CPAP5) e em ventilação espontânea (ESP), correlacionando com sucesso ou insucesso na retirada da ventilação mecânica (VM). MÉTODO: Estudo prospectivo incluindo 54 pacientes em VM há mais de 48 horas, submetidos ao IRRS em três modos ventilatórios: PSV10, CPAP5 e ESP nos momentos pré e pós-nebulização, utilizando tubo-T. Os pacientes foram retirados da VM quando o IRRS era < 105. RESULTADOS: Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os valores do IRRS obtidos nos momentos pré e pós-nebulização. Houve diferença estatística significativa dos valores do IRRS entre CPAP5 e PSV10 (p = 0,008) e entre a modalidade ESP e PSV10 (p = 0,01) no momento pré-nebulização e dos valores do IRRS obtidos entre CPAP5 e PSV10 (p = 0,01) no momento pós-nebulização. CONCLUSÕES: Neste estudo pode-se observar que o valor do IRRS foi superestimado quando obtido na modalidade PSV10. Foi constatado também que não houve necessidade de nebulização de 30 minutos antes da extubação traqueal quando o desmame é realizado com a técnica de redução gradativa da PSV. Este estudo sugeriu que o IRRS foi capaz de prever o sucesso do desmame; entretanto, incapaz de determinar o insucesso quando seu valor fosse < 105. Recomenda-se que o IRRS seja analisado em associação com outros parâmetros preditivos de desmame.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To compare the attainment of the rapid shallow breathing index (IRRS) in modalities PSV 10 cmH2O and PEEP 5 cmH2O (PSV10), CPAP 5 cmH2O (CPAP5) and spontaneous breathing (SB), correlating them with success on failure in the withdrawal of mechanical ventilation (MV). METHODS: Prospective study including 54 patients in MV > 48 hours, submitted to the IRRS in three ventilatory modalities: PSV10, CPAP5 and SB at the moments before and after T-tube spontaneous breathing. The patients were removed from MV when IRRS was < 105. RESULTS: There wasn't statistically significant difference between IRRS values at the moments before and after T-tube SB. There was statistically significant difference IRRS value between the modalities CPAP5 and PSV10 (p = 0.008), and between the modalities SB and PSV10 (p = 0.01) at the moment before T-Tube SB and of IRRS value, gotten between CPAP5 and PSV10 (p = 0.01) at the moment after T-tube SB. CONCLUSIONS: From this sample, it can be observed that IRRS values are overestimated when gotten in modality PSV10. It was also evidenced that there is no need of a 30 min T-tube SB before extubation, when the weaning is performed with the technique of gradual reduction of PSV. This study suggested that IRRS is able to predict weaning success; however it is not able to determine failure when it was < 105. It is recommended that IRRS must be analyzed in association with other predictive weaning parameters.

In this work, the susceptibility to benznidazole of two parental Trypanosoma cruzi strains, Colombian and Berenice-78, was compared to isolates obtained from dogs infected with these strains for several years. In order to evaluate the susceptibility to benznidazole two groups of mice were infected with one of five distinct populations isolated from dogs as well as the two parental strains of T. cruzi. The first group was treated with benznidazole during the acute phase and the second remained untreated controls. The animals were considered cured when parasitological and serological tests remained persistently negative. Mice infected with the Colombian strain and its isolates Colombian (A and B) did not cure after treatment. On the other hand, all animals infected with Berenice-78 were cured by benznidazole treatment. However, 100%, 50% and 70% of cure rates were observed in animals infected with the isolates Berenice-78 B, C and D, respectively. No significant differences were observed in serological profile of infected control groups, with all animals presenting high antibody levels. However, the ELISA test showed differences in serological patterns between mice inoculated with the different T. cruzi isolates and treated with benznidazole. This variability was dependent on the T. cruzi population used and seemed to be associated with the level of resistance to benznidazole.