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Sternoclavicular osteomyelitis: a new complication of misplaced tracheostomy tube. Ann Thorac Surg 2011 Dec;92(6):2240-1

Date

11/26/2011

Pubmed ID

22115234

DOI

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.073

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-81855180857 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   5 Citations

Abstract

We report a patient who presented with erythema and swelling over the chest and neck several days after the placement of a tracheostomy tube. Sternoclavicular osteomyelitis and anterior mediastinal abscess occurred, as complications of inadvertent pretracheal tracheostomy tube placement, which were treated with right sternoclavicular resection and mediastinal drainage.

Author List

Hashmi A, Zerfas D, Baciewicz FA Jr

Author

Dorene Zerfas MD Assistant Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

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Humans
Male
Osteomyelitis
Sternoclavicular Joint
Tracheostomy