Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis missed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 172-175

  Kehrl, Thompson ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

necrotizing fasciitis; point of care; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHOCK; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84904873664     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.11.087     Document Type: Article

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