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Acinetobacter baumannii mediastinitis after cardiopulmonary bypass: case report and literature review
Elias Lachanas1, Periklis Tomos, Nicolaos Sfyras
12nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Athens University, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Background:
Mediastinitis resulting from surgical site infection may occur in 1% of patients undergoing median sternotomy.
Methods:
Case report and review of the pertinent English-language literature.
Results:
We report a case of mediastinitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, in a patient with multiple comorbidities who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass. Successful treatment consisted of surgical debridement, reconstruction, and ampicillin-sulbactam.
Conclusions:
Acinetobacter baumannii should be recognized as a potential causative agent of severe postoperative mediastinitis.