Surgical concept and results of necrotizing fasciitis;Chirurgisches Konzept und Ergebnisse bei Nekrotisierender Fasziitis

Chirurg

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1123-1129

  Ryssel, H ^a   Germann, G ^a   Riedel, K ^a   Kollensperger E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burn centers; Critical care; Necrotizing fasciitis; Soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36849082924     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-007-1391-8     Document Type: Article

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