Research

Research stands as a cornerstone of NAPEN’s mission. We firmly believe that an environment dedicated to research fosters innovation and ensures that we remain at the forefront of pediatric anesthesia techniques and knowledge. As such, NAPEN maintains robust research collaborations with both national and international institutions, actively engaging in a multitude of projects.

The Pediatric and Neonatal Anesthesia Committee coordinates and contributes to numerous clinical research protocols, many of which are multicenter and span across international borders.

Cross-cultural validation of the Brazilian version of the Baxter Faces Scale

Cross-cultural validation of the Brazilian version of the Baxter Faces Scale (BARF) for measuring the severity of postoperative nausea in children
Principal Investigator: Ricardo Vieira Carlos, MD, PhD
Sponsor: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
Partnership: Mehernoor Watcha, MD Baylor College of Medicine
Status: feasibility

International Registry Pediatric Liver Transplantation

International Registry of Perioperative Outcomes in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Principal Investigator: Gabriel Soares de Sousa, MD
Sponsor: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
Partnership: The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Status: feasibility

Supramaximal Current in Children

Assessment of supramaximal current in children and newborns – Comparative study between adductor pollicis and flexor hallucis brevis
Principal Investigator: Ricardo Vieira Carlos, MD, PhD
Sponsor: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
Support: TwitchView® Blink Device Company
Status: feasibility

BIG APPLE

Current Practice of Ventilation Strategies in Children Undergoing General Anesthesia and Associations With Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (BIG APPLE) – a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Principal Investigator: David van Meenen, MD
Sponsor: Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Status: feasibility

Quadratus lumborum MRI 7 Tesla

Evaluation of Quadratus Lumborum block in children with a 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging – an anatomical study
Principal Investigator: Vinícius Quintão, MD, MSc, PhD
Sponsor: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
Partnership: Plataforma de Imagens na Sala de Autópsia (PISA), FMUSP
Funding: FAPESP (under review)
Status: planning