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Ann Thorac Surg 1980;29:254-257
© 1980 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Septicemia with Gangrene of the Lung and Empyema

From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Highland General Hospital, Oakland, CA

Accepted for publication May 4, 1979.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Young, 3300 Webster St, Suite 304, Oakland, CA 94609

The following case report demonstrates the occasional necessity for staged thoracic surgical intervention in the management of a clinical condition commonly associated with high mortality: overwhelming pseudomonas pulmonary infection and septic shock. Intervention included the use of emergency wide-open drainage of gangrene of the lung and empyema, followed by sequential, interval lobectomy.

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