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Infectious Mediastinitis

Known as: Mediastinal infection 
An acute or chronic infectious process affecting the mediastinum.
National Institutes of Health

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ChestMediastinumRespiratory System

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2015
2015
Evaluation of Aortic Valve Replacement via the Right Parasternal Approach without Rib Removal.
BACKGROUND Although right parasternal approach (RPA) decreases the incidence of mediastinal infection, this approach is… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Mediastinitis in cardiac surgery: A review of the literature
Background: Postoperative mediastinitis is a serious complication in cardiac surgery that substantially increases morbidity and… 
2007
2007
Relevance of Group Milleri Streptococci in Thoracic Surgery: A Clinical Update
Group Milleri streptococci (GMS), a heterogeneous group of streptococci, are associated with purulent infections. This study was… 
1992
1992
[Delayed sternal closure after cardiac surgery].
Following cardiac surgery, approximation of sternum will produce systemic hypotension or elevation of left atrial and central… 
1987
1987
Transthoracic intraaortic balloon pump support: experience in 39 patients.
1985
1985
Enterobacter Mediastinitis Following Cardiac Surgery
Abstract Eight cases of sternal/mediastinal infection due to Enterobacter species were seen in postoperative cardiac patients… 
1976
1976
Mediastinal wound infection and aortocoronary graft patency.
1973
1973
Corrosive injury to oro-pharynx and esophagus. Eighty-five consecutive cases.
In 85 consecutive cases of ingestion of caustic material, 70 patients had oral burns, 29 incurred esophageal burns, and in three… 
1971
1971
Management of instrumental and spontaneous (atraumatic) perforations of the oesophagus.
Twenty-one patients with perforation of the oesophagus were diagnosed and treated at the University Central Hospital of Turku in… 
1938
1938
MEDIASTINAL INFECTION FROM ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION
Mediastinitis due to perforation of the esophagus has been generally considered a fatal condition. Quotations from three… 
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