Estudo comparativo entre a resistência das suturas manual e mecânica do coto brônquico em cães submetidos a pneumonectomia esquerda Comparative study of the resistance of manual and mechanical sutures in the bronchial stump of dogs submitted to left pneumonectomy

OBJETIVO: O objetivo do presente trabalho foi comparar a resistência da sutura manual e da sutura mecânica imediatamente após a sutura do coto brônquico esquerdo de cães submetidos a pneumonectomia. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados 15 cães mestiços, de ambos os sexos, com peso variando entre 8 e 23 kg, distribuídos aleatoriamente em 2 grupos. No grupo I (n = 7), o fechamento do coto brônquico foi realizado com sutura manual (método de Sweet) e, no grupo II, utilizou-se sutura mecânica com grampeador. Imediatamente após o fechamento do coto brônquico, foi provocado aumento da pressão intratraqueal de forma progressiva e controlada. RESULTADOS: A média de pressão de ruptura da linha de sutura do coto brônquico foi 33,71 mmHg no grupo I e 89,87 mmHg no grupo II (p < 0,01). CONCLUSÃO: Esses dados nos permitiram concluir que a sutura mecânica do coto brônquico esquerdo, submetida a pressão imediatamente após a sua realização, apresenta maior resistência que a sutura manual em cães submetidos a pneumonectomia.<br>OBJECTIVE: To compare the resistance of manual suture with that of mechanical suture immediately after the suture of the left bronchial stump of dogs submitted to pneumonectomy. METHODS: A total of 15 mixed-breed dogs of both genders, each weighing between 8 and 23 kg, were randomly divided into 2 groups. In group I (n = 7), the bronchial stump was sutured manually (the Sweet method) and, in group II (n = 8), it was stapled. Immediately after the closure of the bronchial stump, the intratracheal pressure was progressively increased in a controlled manner. RESULTS: The mean rupture pressure of the bronchial stump suture line was 33.71 mmHg in group I and 89.87 mmHg in group II (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: These data allowed us to conclude that mechanical suture of the bronchial stump, submitted to pressure immediately after closure, is more resistant than is manual suture in dogs submitted to pneumonectomy

SARS-CoV-2 productively infects primary human immune system cells in vitro and in COVID-19 patients

Abstract: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with a hyperinflammatory state and lymphocytopenia, a hallmark that appears as both signature and prognosis of disease severity outcome. Although cytokine storm and a sustained inflammatory state are commonly associated with immune cell depletion, it is still unclear whether direct SARS-CoV-2 infection of immune cells could also play a role in this scenario by harboring viral replication. We found that monocytes, as well as both B and T lymphocytes, were susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro, accumulating double-stranded RNA consistent with viral RNA replication and ultimately leading to expressive T cell apoptosis. In addition, flow cytometry and immunofluorescence analysis revealed that SARS-CoV-2 was frequently detected in monocytes and B lymphocytes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. The rates of SARS-CoV-2-infected monocytes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from COVID-19 patients increased over time from symptom onset, with SARS-CoV-2-positive monocytes, B cells, and CD4+ T lymphocytes also detected in postmortem lung tissue. These results indicated that SARS-CoV-2 infection of blood-circulating leukocytes in COVID-19 patients might have important implications for disease pathogenesis and progression, immune dysfunction, and virus spread within the host