Surgical debridement of craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis: The window of opportunity

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 702-704

  Hanna, Brendan C ^a,c   Delap, T G ^a   Scott, K ^a   Sinclair, S ^b  

^a ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debridement; Fasciitis, Necrotising; Immunoglobulins; Renal Replacement Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORADRENALIN; PENICILLIN G; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE DISORDER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECK MALFORMATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SHOCK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FACE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748062993     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106001447     Document Type: Article

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