Pattern and predictors of mortality in necrotizing fasciitis patients in a single tertiary hospital

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Jabbour, Gaby ^a   El Menyar, Ayman ^a,b   Peralta, Ruben ^a   Shaikh, Nissar ^c   Abdelrahman, Husham ^a   Mudali, Insolvisagan Natesa ^c   Ellabib, Mohamed ^a   Al Thani, Hassan ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^c HGH   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Management; Mortality; Necrotizing fasciitis; Predisposing factors; Presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984817925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13017-016-0097-y     Document Type: Article

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