title: Mediastinal drainage in descending necrotizing mediastinitis.
abstract: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis has been thoroughly described in the past, but we could not find a detailed description of the technique to perform adequate drainage and lavage of all the mediastinal and thoracic spaces. We describe the procedure as we perform it, emphasizing the sites for incision and proper drainage of all the mediastinal compartments and the contralateral thoracic cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Walid Leonardo
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Dajer-Fadel
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ibarra-Pérez
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Argüero-Sánchez
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009336:Necrosis; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Drainage; Mediastinitis; Necrosis; Surgical procedures; necrotizing; operative