Descending necrotising mediastinitis--an unknown complication in burn patient

Burns. 2008 Nov;34(7):1044-6. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.06.021. Epub 2007 Oct 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Burns / complications*
  • Burns / diagnostic imaging
  • Burns / surgery
  • Burns, Inhalation / complications
  • Burns, Inhalation / diagnostic imaging
  • Burns, Inhalation / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Debridement
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mediastinitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinitis / etiology*
  • Mediastinitis / surgery
  • Necrosis
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / surgery
  • Thoracotomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents