Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: key points to reduce the high associated mortality in a consecutive case series.
María Del Prado Venegas PizarroElisabeth Martínez TéllezXavier León VintróMiquel Quer AgustíJuan Carlos Trujillo-ReyesAlejandra Libreros-NiñoGeorgina Planas CánovasJosep Belda-SanchisPublished in: Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) (2023)
Based on our experience, the key points that can help reduce the high mortality associated with DNM are a rapid multidisciplinary assessment and a combined surgical procedure, considering the minimally invasive approach as the first option to drain the pleural cavities and mediastinum.