Successful novel drainage treatment of mediastinal abscess complicating tracheostomy.
Drainage from an old tracheostomy stoma with occurrence of fever and chills in a patient led to the discovery of a mediastinal abscess behind the anterior chest wall, an unusual complication of tracheostomy. Successful treatment consisted of intravenous administration of an antibiotic and repeated aspiration of the abscess through a plastic tube inserted into the old tracheostomy stoma.
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Department of Internal Medicine, St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center, Youngstown, OH.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000667:Ampicillin