Biomedical subjects

J Kordiak

Publications and source records attributed to J Kordiak.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1996

[Purulent mediastinitis].

The aspects of acute purulent mediastinitis (APM) have been reported on the basis of the analysis of 14 cases treated in the last 5 years. The most frequent causes of APM were the complications after surgery on esophagus ad trachea (10 cases). The other group included patients operated on by sternotomy. Three patients survived. In both of them diagnosis was established within 12 hours from the beginning of APM and early re-thoracotomy was performed. The rest of the patients died because of sepsis and multiply organ failure (MOF). The conclusion is that only early diagnosis as well as aggressive surgical treatment give a chance to save life in such a dangerous severe complication.

Adult↗

PubMed1996

[Mediastinal emphysema].

18 patients have been treated in our department for mediastinal emphysema (ME) during last 15 years. Small degree ME was found in 5 cases medium degree ME in 6 cases and in 5 patients tension emphysema was noted. Small degree ME was caused by abdominal and thyroid gland surgery, middle degree ME was recognized after surgical treatment of the mediastinal tumors or after mediastinal traumas. Tension emphysema of the mediastinum was observed in patients artificially ventilated, after blunt chest injuries or in the course of pneumonia. Sometimes it was impossible to establish the cause of ME. Tension emphysema of the mediastinum was usually life-threatening and required decompression.

Adolescent↗