Open AccessNecrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
Author(s) -
David Elliott,
Joseph A. Kufera,
Roy A.M. Myers
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199611000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , soft tissue , diabetes mellitus , sepsis , surgery , logistic regression , creatinine , mortality rate , endocrinology
The authors evaluate in a retrospective fashion the factors influencing outcome in a large group of patients presenting with necrotizing soft tissue infections, and, based on this analysis, propose a plan for optimal care of such patients.