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==Overview==
==Overview==
Secondary prevention strategies in the secondary prevention of mediastinitis following [[sternotomy]] include reporting wound discharge to physician and aggressive treatment of [[hyperglycemia]].<ref name=BBB> Guide for the Prevention of Mediastinitis Surgical Site Infection Following Cardiac Surgery. APIC (2008). http://apic.org/Resource_/EliminationGuideForm/a994706c-8e6c-4807-b89a-6a7e6fb863dd/File/APIC-Mediastinitis-Elimination-Guide.pdf Accessed on October 2, 2015</ref>
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of mediastinitis following [[sternotomy]] include reporting wound discharge to physician and aggressive treatment of [[hyperglycemia]].<ref name=BBB> Guide for the Prevention of Mediastinitis Surgical Site Infection Following Cardiac Surgery. APIC (2008). http://apic.org/Resource_/EliminationGuideForm/a994706c-8e6c-4807-b89a-6a7e6fb863dd/File/APIC-Mediastinitis-Elimination-Guide.pdf Accessed on October 2, 2015</ref>


==Secondary prevention==
==Secondary prevention==
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of mediastinitis following [[sternotomy]] include:<ref name=AAC> Mediastinitis: a potentially lethal infection. Thoracic Surgery - Thoracics.org (2012). http://thoracics.org/2012/03/03/mediastinitis-noncardiac-surgery/ Accessed on October 2, 2015</ref><ref name=BBB> Guide for the Prevention of Mediastinitis Surgical Site Infection Following Cardiac Surgery. APIC (2008). http://apic.org/Resource_/EliminationGuideForm/a994706c-8e6c-4807-b89a-6a7e6fb863dd/File/APIC-Mediastinitis-Elimination-Guide.pdf Accessed on October 2, 2015</ref>
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of mediastinitis following [[sternotomy]] include:<ref name=BBB> Guide for the Prevention of Mediastinitis Surgical Site Infection Following Cardiac Surgery. APIC (2008). http://apic.org/Resource_/EliminationGuideForm/a994706c-8e6c-4807-b89a-6a7e6fb863dd/File/APIC-Mediastinitis-Elimination-Guide.pdf Accessed on October 2, 2015</ref><ref name=AAC> Mediastinitis: a potentially lethal infection. Thoracic Surgery - Thoracics.org (2012). http://thoracics.org/2012/03/03/mediastinitis-noncardiac-surgery/ Accessed on October 2, 2015</ref>


*Reporting wound discharge
*Reporting wound discharge
*Aggressive treatment of [[hyperglycemia]]
*Aggressive treatment of [[hyperglycemia]]
 
*Treatment of:
Additionally, treatment of [[tuberculosis]], [[sarcoidosis]], [[sepsis]] and other conditions associated with mediastinitis may treat the disease in its early stages.
**[[Tuberculosis]]
**[[Sarcoidosis]]
**[[Sepsis]]


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]

Overview

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of mediastinitis following sternotomy include reporting wound discharge to physician and aggressive treatment of hyperglycemia.[1]

Secondary prevention

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of mediastinitis following sternotomy include:[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guide for the Prevention of Mediastinitis Surgical Site Infection Following Cardiac Surgery. APIC (2008). http://apic.org/Resource_/EliminationGuideForm/a994706c-8e6c-4807-b89a-6a7e6fb863dd/File/APIC-Mediastinitis-Elimination-Guide.pdf Accessed on October 2, 2015
  2. Mediastinitis: a potentially lethal infection. Thoracic Surgery - Thoracics.org (2012). http://thoracics.org/2012/03/03/mediastinitis-noncardiac-surgery/ Accessed on October 2, 2015


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