"Mediastinitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the mediastinum, the area between the pleural sacs.
| Descriptor ID |
D008480
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.846.187.790
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| Concept/Terms |
Mediastinitis- Mediastinitis
- Mediastinitides
- Mediastinum Inflammation
- Inflammation, Mediastinum
- Inflammations, Mediastinum
- Mediastinum Inflammations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mediastinitis" by people in Profiles.
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Significant rise in neck infections progressing to descending necrotizing mediastinitis during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2021 Dec; 49(12):1182-1186.
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[Treatment of postoperative anterior mediastinitis, sternal osteomyelitis in a patient with a novel coronavirus infection]. Khirurgiia (Mosk). 2021; (4):53-57.
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Severe parapharyngeal abscess that developed significant complications: management during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Dec 22; 13(12).
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension versus fibrosing mediastinitis. Anatol J Cardiol. 2019 Feb; 21(2):E4-E5.
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Treatment of a broncho-esophageal fistula complicated by severe ARDS. Infection. 2019 Jun; 47(3):483-487.
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Intrathoracic transmural esophageal perforation (Boerhaave's syndrome): Challenges in management of the delayed presentation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 09; 85(3):644-645.
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[Mediastinitis following endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration]. Rev Mal Respir. 2018 Sep; 35(7):745-748.
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Highlights of the 2nd EUVAS Vasculitis Course. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 Mar-Apr; 36 Suppl 111(2):3-11.
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The Impact of the Medicaid Healthcare-Associated Condition Program on Mediastinitis Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 06; 39(6):694-700.
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Successful heart transplantation in patients with total artificial heart infections. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Feb; 20(1).