Necrotizing fasciitis: current concepts and review of the literature

J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Feb;208(2):279-88. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.032. Epub 2008 Dec 12.

Authors

Babak Sarani¹, Michelle Strong, Jose Pascual, C William Schwab

Affiliation

¹ Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. saranib@uphs.upenn.edu

PMID: 19228540
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.032

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Debridement / methods
Diagnosis, Differential
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / blood
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / complications
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / diagnosis
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / epidemiology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / microbiology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / physiopathology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / therapy
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / administration & dosage
Incidence
Infusions, Intravenous
Risk Factors

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous