Necrotizing fasciitis: The need for urgent surgical intervention and the impact of intravenous drug use

Surgeon

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 194-199

  Waldron, Carmel ^a   Solon, Jacqueline Gemma ^a   O'Gorman, Joanne ^a,b   Humphreys, Hilary ^a,b   Burke, John Patrick ^a   McNamara, Deborah Ann ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Intravenous drug users; Necrotizing fasciitis; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPLICATION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947043193     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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