Comprehensive statistical analysis reveals significant benefits of COVID-19 vaccination in hospitalized patients: propensity score, covariate adjustment, and feature importance by permutation

Autor: Eduardo Villela de Moraes, Magda Carvalho Pires, Amanda Abrantes Abreu Costa, Aline Gabrielle Sousa Nunes, Caroline Lopes de Amorim, Euler Roberto Fernandes Manenti, Fernanda Barbosa Lucas, Fernanda d’Athayde Rodrigues, Fernando Anschau, Guilherme Fonseca do Nascimento, Giovanna Grunewald Vietta, Jessica Fernandes Benavides Moreira, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Monica Aparecida Costa, Pamela Andrea Alves Duraes, Pedro Augusto Van Der Sand Germani, Priscilla Pereira dos Reis, Rochele Mosmann Menezes, Leonardo Chaves Dutra da Rocha, Marcos André Gonçalves, Unaí Tupinambas, Milena Soriano Marcolino

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)

Abstract Background COVID-19 vaccines effectively prevent infection and hospitalization. However, few population-based studies have compared the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 using advanced statistical me

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Potential and limitations of machine meta-learning (ensemble) methods for predicting COVID-19 mortality in a large inhospital Brazilian dataset

Autor: Bruno Barbosa Miranda de Paiva, Polianna Delfino Pereira, Claudio Moisés Valiense de Andrade, Virginia Mara Reis Gomes, Maira Viana Rego Souza-Silva, Karina Paula Medeiros Prado Martins, Thaís Lorenna Souza Sales, Rafael Lima Rodrigues de Carvalho, Magda Carvalho Pires, Lucas Emanuel Ferreira Ramos, Rafael Tavares Silva, Alessandra de Freitas Martins Vieira, Aline Gabrielle Sousa Nunes, Alzira de Oliveira Jorge, Amanda de Oliveira Maurílio, Ana Luiza Bahia Alves Scotton, Carla Thais Candida Alves da Silva, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues Cimini, Daniela Ponce, Elayne Crestani Pereira, Euler Roberto Fernandes Manenti, Fernanda d’Athayde Rodrigues, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Antônio Botoni, Frederico Bartolazzi, Genna Maira Santos Grizende, Helena Carolina Noal, Helena Duani, Isabela Moraes Gomes, Jamille Hemétrio Salles Martins Costa, Júlia di Sabatino Santos Guimarães, Julia Teixeira Tupinambás, Juliana Machado Rugolo, Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, Joice Coutinho de Alvarenga, José Miguel Chatkin, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Liege Barella Zandoná, Lílian Santos Pinheiro, Luanna Silva Monteiro Menezes, Lucas Moyses Carvalho de Oliveira, Luciane Kopittke, Luisa Argolo Assis, Luiza Margoto Marques, Magda Cesar Raposo, Maiara Anschau Floriani, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Matheus Carvalho Alves Nogueira, Neimy Ramos de Oliveira, Patricia Klarmann Ziegelmann, Pedro Gibson Paraiso, Petrônio José de Lima Martelli, Roberta Senger, Rochele Mosmann Menezes, Saionara Cristina Francisco, Silvia Ferreira Araújo, Tatiana Kurtz, Tatiani Oliveira Fereguetti, Thainara Conceição de Oliveira, Yara Cristina Neves Marques Barbosa Ribeiro, Yuri Carlotto Ramires, Maria Clara Pontello Barbosa Lima, Marcelo Carneiro, Adriana Falangola Benjamin Bezerra, Alexandre Vargas Schwarzbold, André Soares de Moura Costa, Barbara Lopes Farace, Daniel Vitorio Silveira, Evelin Paola de Almeida Cenci, Fernanda Barbosa Lucas, Fernando Graça Aranha, Gisele Alsina Nader Bastos, Giovanna Grunewald Vietta, Guilherme Fagundes Nascimento, Heloisa Reniers Vianna, Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães, Julia Drumond Parreiras de Morais, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Leonardo Seixas de Oliveira, Lucas de Deus Sousa, Luciano de Souza Viana, Máderson Alvares de Souza Cabral, Maria Angélica Pires Ferreira, Mariana Frizzo de Godoy, Meire Pereira de Figueiredo, Milton Henriques Guimarães-Junior, Mônica Aparecida de Paula de Sordi, Natália da Cunha Severino Sampaio, Pedro Ledic Assaf, Raquel Lutkmeier, Reginaldo Aparecido Valacio, Renan Goulart Finger, Rufino de Freitas, Silvana Mangeon Meirelles Guimarães, Talita Fischer Oliveira, Thulio Henrique Oliveira Diniz, Marcos André Gonçalves, Milena Soriano Marcolino

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2023)

Abstract The majority of early prediction scores and methods to predict COVID-19 mortality are bound by methodological flaws and technological limitations (e.g., the use of a single prediction model). Our aim is to provide a thorough comparative stud

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Consultas públicas e desafios na tomada de decisão no processo de avaliação de tecnologias em saúde pela Conitec

Autor: Stéfani Sousa Borges, Fernanda D'Athayde Rodrigues, Bruna Bento do Santos, Nathália Siqueira Sardinha da Costa, Clementina Corah Lucas Prado, Luciana Costa Xavier, Priscila Gebrim Louly, Luciene Fontes Schluckebier Bonan

Publikováno v: Jornal de Assistência Farmacêutica e Farmacoeconomia, Vol 8, Iss s. 2 (2023)

Introdução: A Comissão Nacional de Incorporação de Tecnologias no Sistema Único de Saúde (Conitec) é responsável por definir os critérios e avaliar a incorporação de novas tecnologias no sistema de saúde brasileiro. Com o objetivo de pro

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Hypothyroidism does not lead to worse prognosis in COVID-19: findings from the Brazilian COVID-19 registry

Autor: Daniella Nunes Pereira, Leticia Ferreira Gontijo Silveira, MD, PhD, Milena Maria Moreira Guimarães, Carísi Anne Polanczyk, Aline Gabrielle Sousa Nunes, André Soares de Moura Costa, Barbara Lopes Farace, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues Cimini, Cíntia Alcantara de Carvalho, Daniela Ponce, Eliane Würdig Roesch, Euler Roberto Fernandes Manenti, Fernanda Barbosa Lucas, Fernanda d'Athayde Rodrigues, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Graça Aranha, Frederico Bartolazzi, Giovanna Grunewald Vietta, Guilherme Fagundes Nascimento, Helena Duani, Heloisa Reniers Vianna, Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães, Jamille Hemétrio Salles Martins Costa, Joanna d'Arc Lyra Batista, Joice Coutinho de Alvarenga, José Miguel Chatkin, Júlia Drumond Parreiras de Morais, Juliana Machado-Rugolo, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Lílian Santos Pinheiro, Luanna Silva Monteiro Menezes, Luciana Siuves Ferreira Couto, Luciane Kopittke, Luís César de Castro, Luiz Antônio Nasi, Máderson Alvares de Souza Cabral, Maiara Anschau Floriani, Maíra Dias Souza, Marcelo Carneiro, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Mariana Frizzo de Godoy, Matheus Carvalho Alves Nogueira, Milton Henriques Guimarães Júnior, Natália da Cunha Severino Sampaio, Neimy Ramos de Oliveira, Pedro Ledic Assaf, Renan Goulart Finger, Roberta Xavier Campos, Rochele Mosmann Menezes, Saionara Cristina Francisco, Samuel Penchel Alvarenga, Silvana Mangeon Mereilles Guimarães, Silvia Ferreira Araújo, Talita Fischer Oliveira, Thulio Henrique Oliveira Diniz, Yuri Carlotto Ramires, Evelin Paola de Almeida Cenci, Thainara Conceição de Oliveira, Alexandre Vargas Schwarzbold, Patricia Klarmann Ziegelmann, Roberta Pozza, Caroline Scherer Carvalho, Magda Carvalho Pires, Milena Soriano Marcolino

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 116, Iss , Pp 319-327 (2022)

Background: It is not clear whether previous thyroid diseases influence the course and outcomes of COVID-19. Methods: The study is a part of a multicentric cohort of patients with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis from 37 hospitals. Matching for age, sex,

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Chagas disease and SARS-CoV-2 coinfection does not lead to worse in-hospital outcomes

Autor: Israel Molina, Milena Soriano Marcolino, Magda Carvalho Pires, Lucas Emanuel Ferreira Ramos, Rafael Tavares Silva, Milton Henriques Guimarães-Júnior, Isaias José Ramos de Oliveira, Rafael Lima Rodrigues de Carvalho, Aline Gabrielle Sousa Nunes, Ana Lara Rodrigues Monteiro de Barros, Ana Luiza Bahia Alves Scotton, Angélica Aparecida Coelho Madureira, Bárbara Lopes Farace, Cíntia Alcantara de Carvalho, Fernanda d’Athayde Rodrigues, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Antonio Botoni, Guilherme Fagundes Nascimento, Helena Duani, Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães, Joice Coutinho de Alvarenga, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Liege Barella Zandoná, Luana Fonseca de Almeida, Luana Martins Oliveira, Luciane Kopittke, Luís César de Castro, Luisa Elem Almeida Santos, Máderson Alvares de Souza Cabral, Maria Angélica Pires Ferreira, Natália da Cunha Severino Sampaio, Neimy Ramos de Oliveira, Pedro Ledic Assaf, Sofia Jarjour Tavares Starling Lopes, Tatiani Oliveira Fereguetti, Veridiana Baldon dos Santos, Victor Eliel Bastos de Carvalho, Yuri Carlotto Ramires, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Freddy Antonio Brito Moscoso, Rogério Moura, Carísi Anne Polanczyk, Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)

Abstract Chagas disease (CD) continues to be a major public health burden in Latina America. Information on the interplay between COVID-19 and CD is lacking. Our aim was to assess clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients with CD

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