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Mediastinitis among post-sternotomy patients has a particularly poor prognosis with an elevated risk of mortality. Prognosis improves with [[antimicrobial]] therapy.<ref name=AAA> Mediastinitis: a potentially lethal infection. Thoracics (2012). http://thoracics.org/2012/03/03/mediastinitis-noncardiac-surgery/ Accessed on September 25, 2015.</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]
Overview
If left untreated, fibrosing mediastinitis may progress to sepsis and subsequently, death.[1] Mortality rates related to mediastinitis vary, though some estimates predict rates greater than 60%.[2]
Natural History
If left untreated, fibrosing mediastinitis may progress to sepsis and subsequently, death.[1] Mortality rates related to mediastinitis vary, though some estimates predict rates greater than 60%.[2]
Complications
Common complications include the following:[1][3]
Prognosis
Mediastinitis among post-sternotomy patients has a particularly poor prognosis with an elevated risk of mortality. Prognosis improves with antimicrobial therapy.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mediastinitis: a potentially lethal infection. Thoracics (2012). http://thoracics.org/2012/03/03/mediastinitis-noncardiac-surgery/ Accessed on September 25, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Martínez Vallina P, Espinosa Jiménez D, Hernández Pérez L, Triviño Ramírez A (2011). "[Mediastinitis]". Arch Bronconeumol. 47 Suppl 8: 32–6. doi:10.1016/S0300-2896(11)70065-5. PMID 23351519.
- ↑ Fibrosing Mediastinitis. National Organization for Rare Disorders (2015). https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/fibrosing-mediastinitis/ Accessed on September 25, 2015