Open AccessEarly surgical intervention and its impact on patients presenting with necrotizing soft tissue infections: A single academic center experience
Author(s) -
George J. Hadeed,
Jessica A. Smith,
Terrence O’Keeffe,
Narong Kulvatunyou,
Julie Wynne,
Bellal Joseph,
Randall S. Friese,
Thomas L. Wachtel,
Peter Rhee,
Ayman ElMenyar,
Rifat Latifi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.173868
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , statistical significance , logistic regression , intervention (counseling) , chi square test , surgery , odds ratio , confidence interval , pediatrics , statistics , mathematics , psychiatry
Early diagnosis and emergent surgical debridement of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) remains the cornerstone of care. We aimed to study the effect of early surgery on patients' outcomes and, in particular, on hospital length of stay (LOS) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) LOS.