Mediastinitis without antecedent surgery

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 84-88

  Temes, R T ^a,c   Crowell, R E ^b   Mopel, D W ^b   Ketai, L ^c   Pett Jr , S B ^a   Wernly, J A ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boerhaave; Descending necrotizing mediastinitis; Mediastinitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0031838021     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010195     Document Type: Article

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