Early diagnosis and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis can improve survival: An observational intensive care unit cohort study

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 365-370

  Bucca, Kelly ^a   Spencer, Ryan ^a   Orford, Neil ^a   Cattigan, Claire ^a   Athan, Eugene ^a   McDonald, Anthony ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Necrotizing fasciitis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORGANELLA MORGANII; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORGANELLA MORGANII; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876872153     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06251.x     Document Type: Article

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