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1. Dacey MJ. Mediastinitis. eMedicine website. Available
at: www.emedicine.com/med/topic2798.htm. Accessed
April 6, 2005.
2. Carey MJ. Mediastinitis. eMedicine website. Available
at: www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic307.htm. Accessed
April 6, 2005.
3. King R and Barnes A. Mediastinitis. Curr Treatment
Options Infect Dis. 2003;5:377-386.
4. El Oakley RM, Wright JE. Postoperative mediastinitis:
classification and management. Ann Thorac Surg.
1996;61(3):1030-1036.
5. Thomas S. An introduction to the use of vacuum
assisted closure. Available at:
http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2001/may/Thomas/Vac
uum-Assisted-Closure.html. Accessed April 6, 2005.
6. Swearingin P, Keen J. Manual of Critical Care Nursing:
Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management. 4th
ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2001.
| Recognizing Mediastinitis |