necrotizing fasciitis

This is the first study using clinical wound samples to examine the reproducibility between GAS-RADT and wound culture. The reproducibility between GAS-RADT and wound culture was statistically excellent, underscoring the reliability of...

This is the first study using...

11/09/2022

ePlasty

Original Research

Time to Surgical Closure of Complex Infectious Wounds: A Single-center Retrospective Cohort Study

08/11/2022

Sara Yumeen ;

Mélissa Roy ;

Sarah Rehou ;

Fatima N. Mirza ;

Shahriar Shahrokhi ;

In this retrospective review, the authors evaluated factors that could impact time to wound closure in 47 patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections.

In this retrospective review,...

08/11/2022

Wounds

Case Series

Perianal Infections in Patients With Hematologic Malignancy: The Risk of Fournier’s Gangrene Leading to Mortality and Irreversible Organ Damage

09/14/2021

Arife Simsek ;

This article presents a case series of perianal infection progressing to Fournier’s gangrene (FG) in patients with hematologic malignancy to guide physicians.

This article presents a case...

09/14/2021

Wounds

Case Series

Thigh Abscess Secondary to Intra-abdominal Pathologic Conditions: Three Cases Progressing to Necrotizing Fasciitis

09/01/2021

Arife Simsek ;

This article presents a case series of thigh abscesses originating from intra-abdominal pathologic conditions and progressing to necrotizing fasciitis due to delayed diagnosis.

This article presents a case...

09/01/2021

Wounds

Healing Complex Wounds from Necrotizing Fasciitis Using the Combination of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time and a Hypochlorous Acid solution

Necrotizing Fasciitis is a life-threatening infection that can rapidly destroy skin, fat, and generally any tissue that covers muscles. The disease sometimes is called flesh-eating bacter...

Elizabeth Faust , MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, DAPWCA;

01/28/2021