TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Surgical Treatment of Chest Wall Infections A1 - Grondin, Sean C. A1 - Gelfand, Gary A. J. A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Colson, Yolonda L. A2 - Jaklitsch, Michael T. A2 - Krasna, Mark J. A2 - Mentzer, Steven J. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann PY - 2015 T2 - Adult Chest Surgery, 2e AB - Infections of the chest wall, although uncommon, are important problems for thoracic surgeons. The severity of these infections can range from relatively minor and inconvenient problems to life-threatening situations that require urgent and aggressive care. Since most surgeons will see only a small number of cases in their careers, an organized approach to management is essential. In this chapter, we present our preferred methods of classification, and we review the various aspects of management. Specific topics of significant importance, for example, poststernotomy sternal infections and mediastinitis, are covered in other chapters in this text. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105846842 ER -