Using Clinical Pathways to Aid in the Diagnosis of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections Synthesis of Evidence

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 88-99

  Schuster, Lynn ^a   Nuñez, Diane E ^b  

^a BANNER HEALTH   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guideline; Diagnosis; Necrotizing fasciitis; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NECROSIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 84859142032     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2011.00235.x     Document Type: Review

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