Early open thoracotomy and mediastinopleural irrigation for severe descending necrotizing mediastinitis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 384-388

  Iwata, Takekazu ^a   Sekine, Yasuo ^a   Shibuya, Kiyoshi ^a   Yasufuku, Kazuhiro ^a   Iyoda, Akira ^a   Iizasa, Toshihiko ^a   Saito, Yukio ^a   Fujisawa, Takehiko ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis; Pleural irrigation; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECORTICATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DUODENUM PERFORATION; EMPIRICISM; EVALUATION; EXCISION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERITONITIS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844552105     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.05.018     Document Type: Article

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