The Pequeno Príncipe Hospital acquired two new cardiopulmonary bypass machines, model S5 HLM (heart-lung machine), widely used in the United States and Europe. One of the most modern machines on the market, the model complies with the recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (SBCCV, abbreviation in Portuguese) and the Brazilian Society of Extracorporeal Circulation (SBCEC, also in Portuguese), and has been in use since June.

“We need to work with ever more precision and technology. The replacement of this equipment makes it possible for medical procedures to be carried out with greater safety and better results,” explains the technical director of Pequeno Príncipe, Donizetti Dimer Giamberardino Filho. The Hospital is the third Brazilian institution to purchase this equipment for use in pediatrics and the only one in the Southern region of Brazil. This is the main article subject of the sixth edition of Pequeno Príncipe News in 2023 and you can read the full-length text by clicking here.

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• The Research Institute team is part of a national pediatric oncology research network: A group of researchers from the Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Research Institute was selected to participate in a national research network in pediatric oncology, through the National Institutes of Science, Technology, and Innovation Program. The objective is to integrate and consolidate the research community in childhood cancer in Brazil, in collaboration with international groups of excellence.
• Pequeno Príncipe Neurology Service completes 40 years: The service started to operate in July 1983. Over these four decades, the specialty has been structured and expanded with the aim of promoting health with equity and in an integrated manner. It was a pioneer in several treatments, especially aimed at rare neurological and neuromuscular diseases, and is considered one of the most complete in Brazil in the field of pediatrics. In 2022 alone, more than 5,000 patients were assisted.
• Director of Pequeno Príncipe advocates more resources for the treatment of rare diseases: The corporate director of the Pequeno Príncipe Complex, José Álvaro da Silva Carneiro, advocated the allocation of more resources for the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases in the Brazilian Public Health System, during the public hearing held in the House of Representatives last June. The meeting was an initiative of the Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation of the House.