Development of a computed tomography-based scoring system for necrotizing soft-tissue infections

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 894-899

  McGillicuddy, Edward A ^a   Lischuk, Andrew W ^a   Schuster, Kevin M ^a   Kaplan, Lewis J ^a   Maung, Adrian ^a   Lui, Felix Y ^a   Bokhari, S A Jamal ^a   Davis, Kimberly A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Debridement of soft tissue infections; Necrotizing fasciitis; Necrotizing soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AIR; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; FASCIA; FASCIA DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MUSCLE DISEASE; NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954554441     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182134a76     Document Type: Article

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