The Siberian Scientific Medical Journal
 
 
№ 1 / 2015 / 76-79

Optimization of diagnosis and treatment of the patients with secondary acute mediastinitis of different etiology

Author Affiliations

Abstract

The results of treatment of 40 patients with secondary acute mediastinitis have been described. The neck cellulitis of odontogenic origin heads the list of reasons for its development (62.5 %). The combined extra pleural drainage methods were preferred in case of inflammatory process. Satisfactory results were obtained in 29 patients (72.5 %). Lethal outcome was in 11 patients (27.5 %) mostly because of sepsis and mediastinitis progression.

Key words

secondary acute mediastinitis, neck cellulitis
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About Authors (Correspondence):

Chikinev Yu.V. – doctor of medical sciences, professor, head of department of hospital and children’s surgery, e-mail: chikinev@inbox.ru

Drobyazgin E.A. – doctor of medical sciences, associate professor of department of hospital and children’s surgery, e-mail: evgenyidrob@inbox.ru

Kolesnikova T.S. – surgeon, postgraduate student of department of hospital and children’s surgery

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Received: 17/02/2015