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Visiting Researcher, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Lab Affiliation: Fink
Contact:
Email:
expcruzjr@incor.usp.br
Degrees:
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION |
DEGREE |
YEAR |
FIELD |
| University of Santo Amaro Medical School, Brazil |
MD |
1989-1994 |
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| Residency: |
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| Santa Casa of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil |
Resident |
1995-1999 |
General Surgery |
Other:
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| Doctorate's Degree (PhD); University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil. |
PhD |
2002 |
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| Board Certifications: |
Year |
General Surgery- Brazil
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1999 |
| Digestive Tract Surgery - Brazil |
2002 |
Major Honors/Awards:
- Brazilian College of Surgeons Award 2000, 2002 and 2003
Research Grants:
| Title |
Source of Support |
| Initial Treatment of Shock with Hypertonic Solutions |
Grant of Fundação de Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP, Brazil |
| Splanchnic Perfusion and Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Patients Submitted to Orthotopic Liver Transplantation |
Grant of Fundação de Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP, Brazil |
Current Research Interest:
- Splanchnic Perfusion Monitorization
- Splanchnic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
- Shock / Trauma
Publications:
- Effects of Intra-aortic Balloon Occlusion on Intestinal Perfusion, Oxygen Metabolism and Gastric Mucosal PCO 2 During Experimental Hemorrhagic Shock. RJ Cruz Jr, LF Poli de Figueiredo, JLM Braz, M Rocha e Silva. Eur Surg Res (in press, 2004).
- Systemic and Regional Effects of Supraceliac Aortic Occlusion During Experimental Hepatic Vascular Exclusion . RJ Cruz Jr, LF Poli de Figueiredo, JLM Braz, EP Diniz, M Rocha e Silva. Am J Surg 185: 388-393, 2003.
- Blood Loss After Fluid Resuscitation with Isotonic or Hypertonic Saline for the Treatment of Uncontrolled Hemorrhage Induced by Spleen Rupture. E Varicoda, LF Poli de Figueiredo, RJ Cruz Jr, LE Silva, M Rocha e Silva. J Trauma 55(1): 112-117, 2003.
- Synthetic Hemoglobin-hypertonic Saline Oxygen-carrying Solution for the Initial Treatment of Large Blood Loss. LF Poli de Figueiredo, RJ Cruz Jr, A Capone Neto, MM Yada-Langui, M Rocha e Silva. Artificial Organs, 25(11):922-927, 2001.
- Radioisotope Blood Volume Measurement in Uncontrolled Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Induced by a Transfemoral Iliac Artery Puncture. LF Poli de Figueiredo, RJ Cruz Jr, V Bruscagin, S Rasslan, M Rocha e Silva. Injury, 32(1): 17-21, 2001.
Presentations at Major Meetings:
2003:
- Late (30 min) but not early (5 min) resuscitation of uncontrolled bleeding induces sustained systemic and regional benefits in spite of increased bleeding in a dog model. M Rocha e Silva, LF Poli de Figueiredo, RJ Cruz Jr, MM Yada-Langui, S Sinosaki. Presented 32 nd Educational and Scientific Symposium, Society of Critical Care Medicine, San Antonio, Texas - USA.
- Modest and transient systemic and splanchnic hemodynamic and metabolic benefits of fluid infusion in a severe sepsis model. A Garrido, LF Poli de Figueiredo, RJ Cruz Jr, E Silva, M Rocha e Silva. Presented 26th Annual Conference on Shock, Phoenix, Arizona - USA.
- Decreased splanchnic DO 2 and VO 2 , and gastric mucosal perfusion after severe isovolemic hemodilution. D Perin, LF Poli de Figueiredo, RJ Cruz Jr, E Silva, M Rocha e Silva. Presented 26th Annual Conference on Shock, Phoenix, Arizona - USA.
- Uncontrolled hemorrhage resuscitation causes sustained systemic and regional benefits in spite of increased bleeding. M Rocha e Silva, LF Poli de Figueiredo, RJ Cruz Jr, MM Yada-Langui, S Sinosaki. Presented 26th Annual Conference on Shock, Phoenix, Arizona - USA.
2004:
- Is PC O 2(A-V) /C (A-V) O 2 ratio a reliable marker of tissue hipoxia in septic shock? A Garrido, LF Poli de Figueiredo, E Silva, RJ Cruz Jr, M Rocha e Silva. Presented 33 rd Educational and Scientific Symposium, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Orlando, Florida - USA .
- Systemic and splanchnic effects of active spleno-femoral shunt during prolonged experimental hepatic ischemia. EA Ribeiro, RJ Cruz Jr, LF Poli de Figueiredo, MB Reis, M Rocha e Silva. Presented 33 rd Educational and Scientific Symposium, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Orlando, Florida - USA.
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