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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Septicemia with Gangrene of the Lung and Empyema

1980; Elsevier BV; Volume: 29; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0003-4975(10)61879-6

1552-6259

J. Nilas Young, Paul C. Samson,

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

The following case report demonstrates the occasional necessity for staged thoracic surgical intervention in the management of a clinical condition commonly associated with high mortality: overwhelming pseudomonas pulmonary infection and septic shock.Intervention included the use of emergency wide-open drainage of gangrene of the lung and empyema, followed by sequential, interval lobectomy.