Transcervical drainage for descending necrotizing mediastinitis may be sufficient

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 742-747

  Hsu, Ruey Fen ^a,b,c   Wu, Pei Yin ^b   Ho, Chi Kung ^c,d  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Deep neck infection; Descending necrotizing mediastinitis; Necrotizing fasciitis; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRANSCERVICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX; TRACHEOTOMY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THORAX; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 84855178688     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599811406064     Document Type: Article

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