In the following article, “And Death Shall Be no More”, I first aim to describe José Saramago’s writing style in the novel Death with Interruptions (2014) to then emphasize how the author employs, through his writing style, the stream of consciousness technique in order to maintain a conversation between the narrator and the reader, and to convey a symbolic, followed by a humanizing, portrayal of death. Next, I...
50-years-old male with three vessels coronary lesions. Intraoperatively thickened constrictive pericardium with multi-loculated hematic effusion. Ante-phrenic pericardiectomy was performed and the heart released posteriorly, allowing mobilization. Off-pump LITA to LAD and SVG to PD anastomosis were performed. Post-operative uneventful. Histology confirmed chronic, idiopathic inflammation. A rare and challenging...
Introduction: The Management of postoperative pain after abdominal surgery is a major challenge to the anesthesiologist. The optimization of postoperative analgesia improves prognosis contributing also to patient satisfaction and reducing morbidity and mortality. The aim of this randomized control study is to perform the comparative analysis in terms of effectiveness of an unconventional and still poorly techni...