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  • Title: [Surgical treatment of suppurative anterior mediastinitis after open heart surgery for congenital defects].
    Author: Latsis AT, Zandersons KhA, Ozols AIa, Volkolakov IaV.
    Journal: Vestn Khir Im I I Grek; 1984 Feb; 132(2):21-4. PubMed ID: 6719712.
    Abstract:
    After 466 operations performed by the transsternal access under conditions of artificial blood circulation for congenital heart diseases anterior purulent mediastinitis developed in 78 patients (16,73%). Different methods of treatment were used: open wound method, repeated mediastinotomy, drainage of the retrosternal space and a method of flowing-fractional washing. Postoperative lethality was reduced (to 0) and duration of treatment was shortened (from 80 to 24,5 days).
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