title: Appropriate exposure and drainage for descending necrotizing mediastinitis.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Omari
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D003646:Debridement; D004322:Drainage; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008158:Ludwig's Angina / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques; D013908:Thoracotomy