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Pseudomonas meningitis complicating head and neck surgery
Author(s) -
Bray David A.,
Calcaterra Thomas C.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197609000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , sequela , meningitis , head and neck surgery , complication , gentamicin , surgery , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck , antibiotics , anesthesia , intrathecal , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Three patients, each of whom had Pseudomonas meningitis as a sequela of an extensive head and neck operation, have been treated successfully. All three patients had cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and operative management of this complication is discussed. Antibiotic management included the parenteral administration of the recently developed drugs gentamicin, car‐benicillin, and intrathecal gentamicin. Since extensive head and neck operations are being performed with increasing frequency and since infectious complications are inevitable, it is mandatory that the otolaryngologist be familiar with current methods of managing these potentially lethal conditions.