Dr. André Luiz Nunes Gobatto

Dr. André Luiz Nunes Gobatto


Intensivist physician at Hospital São Rafael and Hospital da Cidade. Professor of Medical Clinic at Unifacs and UNIME. Preceptor of the Intensive Medicine Residency of the Hospital da Cidade and the Residency of Clinical Medicine of the Hospital São Rafael.

Defended thesis and related articles

Title: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous dilational tracheostomy compared to bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous dilational tracheostomy

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson

Date of defense: 8/12/2017


Gobatto AL, Besen BA, Tierno PF, Mendes PV, Cadamuro F, Joelsons D, Melro L, Carmona MJ, Santori G, Pelosi P, Park M, Malbouisson LM. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous dilational tracheostomy versus bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in critically ill patients (TRACHUS): a randomized noninferiority controlled trial. Intensive Care Medicine 2016 Mar;42(3):342-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4218-6

Gobatto AL, Besen BA, Tierno PF, Mendes PV, Cadamuro F, Joelsons D, Melro L, Park M, Malbouisson LM. Comparison between ultrasound- and bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Critical Care 2015 Feb;30(1):220.e13-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.09.011