articleJournal of Bone and Joint SurgeryAug 1, 2003Closed access

NECROTIZING FASCIITIS

CWChin‐Ho WongHCHaw-Chong ChangSPShanker PasupathyLKLay‐Wai KhinJTJee-Lim Tan
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Abstract

Background

Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft-tissue infection primarily involving the superficial fascia. The present report describes the clinical presentation and microbiological characteristics of this condition as well as the determinants of mortality associated with this uncommon surgical emergency.

Methods

The medical records of eighty-nine consecutive patients who had been admitted to our institution for necrotizing fasciitis from January 1997 to August 2002 were reviewed retrospectively.

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Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Fasciitis
  • Medicine
  • Comorbidity
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Medical record
  • Surgery
  • Streptococcus
  • Disease
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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