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Dra. Mercedes Álvarez Fernández, especialista en Anestesiología, experta en control del dolor perioperatorio – Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Dr. Mercedes Álvarez

Specialist in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation. Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine.

Works at: Madrid headquarters
Be part of: Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Professional career

Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Complutense University of Madrid, 2008.

Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital of Móstoles, Madrid, 2009–2014.

Master’s Degree (own title) from the University of Alcalá: “Integration and Resolution of Clinical Problems in Medicine,” 2014–2015.

Specialist in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation at Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, 2015–2018.

Rotating Resident Physician, Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, 2016–2017.

Rotating Resident Physician, Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Pediatric Anesthesia Unit, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, 2017–2018.

ATLS Course, 319th edition, March 2018.

Teaching Airway Teacher Course by the European Airway Management, 2022.

RESEARCH AREAS

  • Collaborating researcher in the National Surveillance Study on Nosocomial Infection in Intensive Care Units (ENVIN-HELICS), 2010–2014.
  • Functional Unit for Patient Management and Safety, 2016–2017.
  • Delirium Protocol in the Critically Ill Patient, 2019.
  • Percutaneous Tracheostomy Protocol in the Critically Ill Patient, 2020.
  • Sepsis Code Protocol, 2020.
  • Sedation and Analgesia Protocol, 2021.
  • Oncology–ICU Protocol, 2023.
  • ERAS in Thoracic Surgery.

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
  • Difficult airway management.
  • Enteral and parenteral nutrition.
  • Renal replacement therapy.
  • Percutaneous tracheostomies.
  • Placement of transvenous and endocavitary pacemakers.
  • Placement of infusion ports.
  • Invasive pain management techniques: myofascial infiltrations, lumbar facet radiofrequency, and others.

Activity

In teaching

  • Teaching collaborator in Advanced and Basic CPR courses, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Móstoles, Madrid, 2009–2014.
  • Teaching collaborator in Airway Management Course, MadriVAD 2022.

In research

  • Author of three articles published in national journals and one article in an international journal.
  • Author of a book chapter: “Master’s Degree in Airway Management and Mechanical Ventilation.”
  • Five presentations at national conferences.