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Santiago Herrero

Post-sternotomy mediastinitis: What the intensivist needs to know

Abstract Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a dreaded complication after cardiac surgery, which dramatically increases health costs, in…
Abstract Objective: The aim of this article is to clarify different aspects including ethics about the elderly patients during…
A sixty-seven-year-old gentleman, with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, stable angina, and hypertension was admitted to the hospital with several episodes…
Abstract Objective: The main goal of this research is to know a nurse’s attitude to patients that may suffer…
A 69 year-old Caucasian female, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit after ingesting 500 milliliters of fresh white…