Efficacy of Continuous Saline Irrigation Therapy for Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis

Takuya Ohashi; Mitsumasa Kawago; Yoshimitsu Hirai; Yumi Yata; Aya Fusamoto; Hideto Iguchi; Takahito Nakaya; Megumi Kiyoi; Miwako Miyasaka; Mari Kawaji; Yuki Fujiwara; Yoshiharu Nishimura

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1775559

The Surgery Journal (Jul 2023)

Efficacy of Continuous Saline Irrigation Therapy for Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis

Takuya Ohashi,
Mitsumasa Kawago,
Yoshimitsu Hirai,
Yumi Yata,
Aya Fusamoto,
Hideto Iguchi,
Takahito Nakaya,
Megumi Kiyoi,
Miwako Miyasaka,
Mari Kawaji,
Yuki Fujiwara,
Yoshiharu Nishimura

Affiliations

Takuya Ohashi: ORCiD; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Mitsumasa Kawago: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Yoshimitsu Hirai: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Yumi Yata: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Aya Fusamoto: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Hideto Iguchi: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Takahito Nakaya: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Megumi Kiyoi: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Miwako Miyasaka: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Mari Kawaji: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Yuki Fujiwara: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Yoshiharu Nishimura: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1775559
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 09, no. 03
pp. e107 – e111

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Objectives Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a poor prognosis disease. This study aims to examine the patient background and treatment of DNM and to identify more effective treatments for DNM.

Published in The Surgery Journal

ISSN: 2378-5128 (Print); 2378-5136 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://lp.thieme.de/journals/the-surgery-journal/2378-5136

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