Moving beyond survival as a measure of success: Understanding the patient experience of necrotizing soft-tissue infections

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 143-149

  Hakkarainen, Timo W ^a   Ikebata, Nicole Burkette ^a   Bulger, Eileen ^a   Evans, Heather L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CLOTHING; DEPRESSION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SURVIVOR; WHEELCHAIR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLOTHING; DEPRESSION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921790487     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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