Table 1 Aetiology and surgical procedures in patients with acute mediastinitis
From: Proposal for a recovery prediction method for patients affected by acute mediastinitis
AETIOLOGY | Number | Procedure | Death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Iatrogenic (19) | ||||
Oesophageal endoscopy | 4 | PR-3E SPH-1 | 1 | |
Oesophagotomy | 4 | EX-2 PR-2 | 2 | |
Nissen operation | 2 | ESPH-1PR-1 | 1 | |
Post-intubation tracheal rupture | 2 | PR-2 | 0 | |
Complications of thyroid surgery | 2 | CRD + MDV-1 CRD + MDT-1 | 0 | |
Oesophageal rupture during intubation | 1 | PR-1 | 0 | |
Sternotomy complications in cardiac surgery | 1 | RVM-1 | 1 | |
Colonic perforation to retroperitoneal space | 1 | MDV-1 | 0 | |
Complications of neurosurgical procedures | 1 | CRD + MDV-1 | 0 | |
Complications of funnel chest surgery | 1 | RVM-1 | 0 | |
Traumatic (11) | ||||
Oesophageal perforation | 3 | PR-3 | 0 | |
Tracheal rupture | 2 | PR-2 | 0 | |
Oesophageal rupture (foreign body) | 3 | PR-3 | 0 | |
Boerhaave syndrome | 1 | PR-1 | 1 | |
Burn of oesophagus with perforation | 1 | ESPH-1 | 0 | |
Foreign body in mediastinum (traffic accident) | 1 | MDS-1 | 0 | |
Descending (9) | ||||
Dental abscess | 4 | DCUM- 2 CRD + MDT-2 | 1 | |
Retropharyngeal abscess | 3 | DCUM- 2 CRD + MDV- 1 | 1 | |
Peritonsillar abscess | 2 | CRD + MDT- 1 DCUM- 1 | 1 | |
Neoplastic (4) | ||||
Esophageal spontaneous perforation after prosthesis/ stent implantation | 2 | EX + PN-1 EX-1 | 2 | |
Spontaneous oesophageal perforation in advanced cancer | 3 | PR-1 EX-1 TD-1 | 3 | |