Necrotizing Fasciitis Risk Factors in Elderly Taiwan Patients

Necrotizing Fasciitis Risk Factors in Elderly Taiwan Patients

Background: Necrotizing fasciitis is a surgical emergency and old age is one of the predictors to mortality. Nonetheless, no specific report has addressed necrotizing fasciitis concerning aged patients. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors of mortality in elderly patients with necroti...

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Main Authors: Chia-Meng Yu, Wen-Chen Huang, Kwang-Yi Tung, Hung-Tao Hsiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2011-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
necrotizing fasciitis
elderly
mortality
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959811000081

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