Optimal treatment of cervical necrotizing fasciitis associated with descending necrotizing mediastinitis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 609-615

  Karkas, A ^a   Chahine, K ^a,d   Schmerber, S ^a   Brichon, P Y ^b   Righini, C A ^a,b,c  

^a Department of ' Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ^*  (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRACHEOTOMY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRAINAGE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949377313     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6935     Document Type: Article

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