Mediastinitis and sepsis syndrome following intubation
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- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 49 (10) , 883-885
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb04266.x
Abstract
A patient developed sepsis syndrome with shock 7 h after an anaesthetic for a shoulder replacement. Tracheal intubation had been difficult and required the use of a stylet and gum-elastic bougies. A gastrografin swallow subsequently demonstrated an oesophageal perforation and mediastinitis was diagnosed at surgical exploration. She survived after a prolonged period of intensive care treatment.Keywords
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