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Case Reports
Acute mediastinitis due to extravasation of parenteral nutritional formula via a central venous catheter.
- Miguel Ruiz Marín, Maria Encarnación Tamayo Rodríguez, Jorge Alejandro Benavides Buleje, Francisco Miguel González Valverde, Marcelino Méndez Martínez, Patricia Pastor Pérez, María Vicente Ruiz, Ana Ruiz Rodríguez, Alejandro Puerta Sales, Pedro Marín Rodríguez, and Antonio Albarracín Marín Blázquez.
- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía, Avda Intendente Jorge Palacios 2, 30003 Murcia, Spain. miguel_ruizmarin@yahoo.es
- Am. J. Crit. Care. 2012 Jul 1;21(4):296-9.
AbstractMediastinitis is a complication generally associated with thoracic surgery. Its occurrence after placement of a central venous catheter is uncommon, and only a few cases have been reported. An 83-year-old man who had mediastinitis due to extravasation of parenteral nutritional formula via a central venous catheter is presented. The signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this unusual complication are described. This complication should be included in the differential diagnosis of mediastinitis in patients with a central venous catheter in place who have not had thoracic surgery.
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