Aggressive surgical management of necrotizing fasciitis serves to decrease mortality: A retrospective study

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 397-401

  Bilton, Bradley D ^a   Zibari, Gazi B ^a,b   McMillan, Robert W ^a   Aultman, Donnie F ^a   Dunn, Gary ^a   McDonald, John C ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031958758     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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