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Necrotising fasciitis deaths in Australia: patient characteristics and potential areas for improvement in clinical management
Author(s) -
Stewart Sasha K.,
Vu Janine,
McCulloch Glenn A. J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16228
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotising fasciitis , retrospective cohort study , audit , diabetes mellitus , mortality rate , fasciitis , emergency medicine , pediatrics , surgery , management , economics , endocrinology
Necrotising fasciitis continues to present a unique diagnostic challenge to clinicians across multiple specialties. A high index of suspicion for necrotising fasciitis, especially in high‐risk patients, urgent surgical review and aggressive debridement may reduce mortality.