Factores asociados a la aparición de mediastinitis en 2.073 revascularizaciones miocárdicas
Revista Colombiana de Cardiología, 2014 Introducción: La mediastinitis, entidad de etiología multifactorial, ocurre hasta en 4% de los pacientes sometidos a revascularización miocárdica, y se reporta una mortalidad hospitalaria de 14% a 47%, que genera aumento en los costos de atención y ...
Julián M Parada +4 more
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Features of surgical treatment of primary acute purular mediastinitis
Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Медицинские наукиBackground. Diagnosis and treatment of purulent mediastinitis is determined by the severity of the disease, the lack of uniform criteria for surgical tactics, a large number of purulent complications and high mortality.
Stanislav I. Stolyarov +2 more
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Laparoscopic omentoplasty and split skin graft for deep sternal wound infection and dehiscence patient [PDF]
, 2016 Treatment of sternotomy dehiscence secondary to infection is complex. We describe a case where following debridement and negative pressure therapy the greater omentum was harvested laparoscopically, pedicled on the right gastroepiploic artery and ...
Sladden, David +4 more
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Staphylococcal mediastinitis due to sternoclavicular pyarthrosis: CT appearance.
, 1990 Three cases of acute mediastinitis secondary to staphylococcal sternoclavicular pyarthrosis are reported. In each case, the patient presented with minimal signs and symptoms and mediastinitis was not suspected until demonstrated by preoperative CT. Since
Pollack, M S
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Costochondritis Caused by Aspergillus flavus Following Cardiac Surgery
Acta Medica Iranica, 2013 Mediastinitis is an infrequent complication after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) that is associated with prolonged intensive care unit and hospital stay, and increased early and late morbidity and mortality.
Seyed Jalil Mirhosseini +4 more
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Descending mediastinitis: a review
CONTEXT: Mediastinitis is an inflammation of connective tissue that involves mediastinal structures. When the condition has an infectious origin located in the cervical or oral region, it is termed "descending mediastinitis" (DM).
José Luiz Jesus de Almeida +2 more
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Successful Management of Mediastinitis After Bentall Procedure
, 2014 Purulent mediastinitis with an ascending aortic composite valve conduit is a serious dilemma for surgeons who must choose between changing or saving the prosthetic graft.
Arıtürk, Cem +5 more
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Conservative Management of Acute Nontraumatic Mediastinitis in Children: A Case Series. [PDF]
Case Rep PediatrSchertenleib S +3 more
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Interventional treatment of refractory pleural effusion secondary to radiotherapy-induced fibrosing mediastinitis: A case report. [PDF]
SAGE Open Med Case RepYang L, Wang J, Yang Y.
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Mediastinitis after cardiac surgery, from microbes to management: a systematic review. [PDF]
MediastinumShah A +4 more
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