Severe skin and soft tissue infection in cohort patients admitted in a teaching hospital in Belgium: identification of risk factors for surgery.
BACKGROUND: Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are associated with significant mortality if not promptly diagnosed and surgically treated. AIM: This study aims to compare patients with severe skin and soft tissue infection treated with or without a surgical intervention and to identify risk factors that can predict the need for early surgery. METHODS: Demographics, clinical, laboratory, Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) and imaging results were retrospectively collected. RESULTS: There were 91 non-NSTI (group 1), 26 NSTI who were operated (group 2) and eight suspected N... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
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Informa Healthcare
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Schlagwörter: | LRINEC / Skin infection / length of stay / modified LRINEC / mortality / surgery |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28553342 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/285976 |