Early surgical intervention and its impact on patients presenting with necrotizing soft tissue infections: A single academic center experience

Early surgical intervention and its impact on patients presenting with necrotizing soft tissue infections: A single academic center experience

Objectives: Early diagnosis and emergent surgical debridement of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) remains the cornerstone of care. We aimed to study the effect of early surgery on patients' outcomes and, in particular, on hospital length of stay (LOS) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) LOS...

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Main Authors: George J Hadeed, Judith Smith, Terrence O'Keeffe, Narong Kulvatunyou, Julie L Wynne, Bellal Joseph, Randall S Friese, Thomas L Wachtel, Peter M Rhee, Ayman El-Menyar, Rifat Latifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Early surgery, necrotizing fasciitis, necrotizing soft tissue infections, necrotizing fasciitis, and early surgery
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2016;volume=9;issue=1;spage=22;epage=27;aulast=Hadeed

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