TY - JOUR
T1 - Mediastinal Infection after Cardiac Surgery
AU - Sarr, Michael G.
AU - Gott, Vincent L.
AU - Townsend, Timothy R.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Mediastinitis is an uncommon complication after cardiac surgery; however, its associated morbidity and mortality demand early recognition and emergency therapy. This review is intended to emphasize certain features of the incidence, pathogenesis, and bacteriology of this complication in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass through a median sternotomy. The diagnosis and treatment of mediastinitis after cardiac surgical procedures, as well as methods of prevention, are also reviewed.
AB - Mediastinitis is an uncommon complication after cardiac surgery; however, its associated morbidity and mortality demand early recognition and emergency therapy. This review is intended to emphasize certain features of the incidence, pathogenesis, and bacteriology of this complication in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass through a median sternotomy. The diagnosis and treatment of mediastinitis after cardiac surgical procedures, as well as methods of prevention, are also reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(10)62300-4
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(10)62300-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 6385892
AN - SCOPUS:0021131296
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 38
SP - 415
EP - 423
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 4
ER -