Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen for necrotizing fasciitis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Levett, Denny ^a   Bennett, Michael H ^b   Millar, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB AMPUTATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70049108884     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007937     Document Type: Review

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