Open AccessSurgical considerations in pediatric necrotizing fasciitis
Author(s) -
Anand Pandey,
A. N. Gangopadhyay,
Seema Sharma,
Vijayendra Kumar,
S. C. Gopal,
DK Gupta
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.54816
Subject(s) - medicine , fasciitis , group b , conservative treatment , retrospective cohort study , surgery , intravenous antibiotics , presentation (obstetrics) , conservative management , antibiotics , group a , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a serious infection of soft tissues. This paper presents experience with pediatric NF and suitability of conservative surgery in its management.