Hyperbaric oxygen as an adjunctive treatment for descending necrotizing mediastinitis: A case report

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-56

  Hang, Liang Wen ^a   Lien, Te Cheng ^b,c   Wang, Liang Shun ^b,c   Wang, Jia Horng ^b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic infection; Descending necrotizing mediastinitis; Hyperbaric oxygen

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PREVOTELLA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS;

EID: 0030827824     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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