title: Acute mediastinitis. What to do when the cause is nonsurgical.
abstract: Acute mediastinitis is a serious disease that requires prompt diagnosis and aggressive treatment. In each case, treatment should be individualized to the clinical presentation and suspected cause. The authors presented a general therapeutic scheme that may be used in the initial management of patients with acute mediastinitis from nonsurgical sources.
authors.affiliation: Division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Pickul
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy