Necrotizing Fasciitis
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is among the most challenging surgical infections faced by a surgeon. The difficulty in managing this entity is due to a combination of difficulty in diagnosis, and also of early as well as late management. For the patient, such a diagnosis means prolonged hospital stay, p...
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| author | Jagdish Sadasivan Nanda Kishore Maroju Anandh Balasubramaniam |
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| description | Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is among the most challenging surgical infections faced by a surgeon. The difficulty in managing this entity is due to a combination of difficulty in diagnosis, and also of early as well as late management. For the patient, such a diagnosis means prolonged hospital stay, painful dressings, an extended recovery, and in some unfortunate cases even loss of limb or life. Necrotizing fasciitis is a fairly common condition in surgical practice in the Indian context resulting in a fairly large body of clinical experience. This article reviews literature on MEDLINE with the key words ′′necrotizing,′′ ′′fasciitis,′′ and ′′necrotizing infections′′ from 1970, as well as from articles cross referenced therein. The authors attempt to draw comparisons to their own experience in managing this condition to give an Indian perspective to the condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-765338f194cd48fd9de048e23bb135f32022-12-21T22:54:25ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2013-09-01460347247810.4103/0970-0358.121978Necrotizing FasciitisJagdish Sadasivan0Nanda Kishore Maroju1Anandh Balasubramaniam2Department of Surgery, JIPMER, Pondicherry, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, JIPMER, Pondicherry, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, JIPMER, Pondicherry, IndiaNecrotizing fasciitis (NF) is among the most challenging surgical infections faced by a surgeon. The difficulty in managing this entity is due to a combination of difficulty in diagnosis, and also of early as well as late management. For the patient, such a diagnosis means prolonged hospital stay, painful dressings, an extended recovery, and in some unfortunate cases even loss of limb or life. Necrotizing fasciitis is a fairly common condition in surgical practice in the Indian context resulting in a fairly large body of clinical experience. This article reviews literature on MEDLINE with the key words ′′necrotizing,′′ ′′fasciitis,′′ and ′′necrotizing infections′′ from 1970, as well as from articles cross referenced therein. The authors attempt to draw comparisons to their own experience in managing this condition to give an Indian perspective to the condition.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.121978fasciitisnecrotizing necrotising infectionssynergistic infections |
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| topic | fasciitis necrotizing necrotising infections synergistic infections |
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