Descending necrotizing mediastinitis and respiratory distress syndrome treated by aggressive surgical treatment

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-88

  Cordero, L ^a   Torre, W ^a,b   Freire, D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ludwig's angina; Mediastinitis, descending primary; Respiratory distress syndrome, adult

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUDWIG ANGINA; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LUDWIG'S ANGINA; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NECK; NECROSIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHARYNGITIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0029944384     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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