Necrotizing fasciitis: Risk factors of mortality

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-7

  Khamnuan, Patcharin ^a,b   Chongruksut, Wilaiwan ^a   Jearwattanakanok, Kijja ^c   Patumanond, Jayanton ^d   Yodluangfun, Suttida ^e   Tantraworasin, Apichat ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Phayao Hospital   (Thailand)

^c NAKORNPING HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e CHIANGRAI PRACHANUKROH HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clinical predictors; Mortality; Necrotizing fasciitis; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PULSE RATE; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NECROSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THAILAND;

EID: 84923198302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S77691     Document Type: Article

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