1. Mediastinitis after Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy
- Author
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Kitamura R, Katsuhide Maeda, Moyairi T, Morota T, Takamoto S, and Ninomiya M
- Subjects
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Percutaneous ,integumentary system ,Skin incision ,business.industry ,Neck vessels ,Dissection (medical) ,medicine.disease ,Mediastinitis ,Surgery ,Medicine ,Tissue healing ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
In our experience, PDT after total arch replacement, especially after dissection of neck vessels, should be approached with caution. A long skin incision that allows discharge to drain from the wound and a sufficiently long postoperative tracheostomy period to allow tissue healing in the neck are necessary for prevention of mediastinitis.
- Published
- 2002