Retrospective evaluation of laboratory-based diagnostic tools for cervical necrotizing fasciitis

Laryngoscope

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2683-2687

  Thomas, Andrew J ^a   Meyer, Tanya K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical necrotizing fasciitis; laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis; necrotizing soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; CELLULITIS; CERVICAL NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHLEGMON; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871306464     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.23680     Document Type: Review

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