Mediastinitis and sepsis syndrome following intubation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient developed sepsis syndrome with shock 7 h after an anaesthetic for a shoulder replacement. Tracheal intubation had been difficult and required the use of a stylet and gum-elastic bougies. A gastrografin swallow subsequently demonstrated an oesophageal perforation and mediastinitis was diagnosed at surgical exploration. She survived after a prolonged period of intensive care treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Esophagus
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Mediastinitis
- Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome