Hyperbaric oxygen does not improve outcome in patients with necrotizing soft tissue infection

Surgical Infections

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-28

  George, Mark E ^a   Rueth, Natasha M ^a   Skarda, David E ^a   Chipman, Jeffery G ^a   Quickel, Robert R ^a,b   Beilman, Greg J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649544615     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2007.085     Document Type: Article

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