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[Treatment of acute purulent mediastinitis].

П П Шипулин, V A Martyniuk, V I Baĭdan, S A Prokhoda

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Results of treatment of 37 patients with advanced purulent mediastinitis are presented. The cause of mediastinitis in 27 patients was perforation of the esophagus, in 10--purulent diseases of head and neck. Lethal outcome was in 9 (24.3%) cases. Sepsis and progression of mediastinitis were the main causes of lethal outcomes.

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Results of treatment of 37 patients with advanced purulent mediastinitis are presented. The cause of mediastinitis in 27 patients was perforation of the esophagus, in 10--purulent diseases of head and neck. Lethal outcome was in 9 (24.3%) cases. Sepsis and progression of mediastinitis were the main causes of lethal outcomes.

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Results of treatment of 37 patients with advanced purulent mediastinitis are presented. The cause of mediastinitis in 27 patients was perforation of the esophagus, in 10--purulent diseases of head and neck. Lethal outcome was in 9 (24.3%) cases. Sepsis and progression of mediastinitis were the main causes of lethal outcomes.

Key concepts: Mediastinitis, Medicine, Perforation, Esophagus, Sepsis, Surgery, Head and neck, Metallurgy

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