Open AccessIt's Fournier's gangrene still dangerous?
Author(s) -
Sokol Bilali,
Etmont Çeliku,
Valbona Bilali
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0901077b
Subject(s) - medicine , gangrene , surgery , mortality rate , medical record , debridement (dental) , retrospective cohort study , risk factor
Fournier's gangrene is known to have an impact in the morbidity and despite antibiotics and aggressive debridement, the mortality rate remains high.