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Successful Surgical Treatment of Acute Mediastinitis after Central Catheter Insertion - One case report -  

Lee, Jae-Ik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center)
Choi, Pill-Jo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, DongA University)
Yie, Kil-Soo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.40, no.5, 2007 , pp. 388-391 More about this Journal
Abstract
Subclavian catheter insertion is now widely used because of its technical feasibility and effectiveness, but some complications related to this procedure have been noted. We present here a rare surgical case of post central line insertion mediastinitis with no mechanical complication.
Keywords
Catheter; Mediastinitis; Surgery;
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