Some experiences in diagnosis and treatment of the late brain abcess, a complication of cerebrospinal injuries due to warfire
- Author:
Ngan Van Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
brain abscess
- MeSH:
diagnosis;
therapeutics;
brain abcess;
Wounds and Injuries;
war;
Social Problems
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1998;225(6):90-96
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The authors reported results of management of warfire craniocerebral abscesses in 53 cases from 1980-1995. The rate of abscess was 16.3%. Retained materials found: bone only 58.49%; both metal and bone: 7.54%; metal only 5.66%; none: 28.30%. Characteristics of abcess: thick capsula: 37.74%; numerous focuses of pus: 15.78%; open abscesses: 50.95%. Organisms found in culture of pus of abscess (23/36 cases: 63.88%) gram positive: 52.17%, gram negative 47.83%). Methods of management: urgent removal of abcess capsula: 71.72%; puncture-aspiration: 1.88% pus drainage: 18.86%; conservative treatment: 4.54%. The overall mortality was 20.76%. The postoperative mortality rate rate was: 13.22%.
