Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections

Surg Clin North Am. 2014 Feb;94(1):155-63. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.10.011. Epub 2013 Nov 5.

Abstract

Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections are severe bacterial infections resulting in rapid and life-threatening soft tissue destruction and necrosis along soft tissue planes.

Keywords: Fournier’s gangrene; Gas gangrene; Necrotizing fasciitis; Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infection (NSSTI); Wide local debridement.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Debridement / methods
  • Emergency Medical Services / methods
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnosis
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / etiology*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / mortality
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / surgery*
  • Fournier Gangrene / diagnosis
  • Fournier Gangrene / etiology
  • Fournier Gangrene / mortality
  • Fournier Gangrene / surgery
  • Gas Gangrene / diagnosis
  • Gas Gangrene / etiology
  • Gas Gangrene / mortality
  • Gas Gangrene / surgery
  • Humans
  • Necrosis
  • Prognosis
  • Sepsis / diagnosis
  • Sepsis / etiology
  • Sepsis / mortality
  • Sepsis / surgery
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / etiology*
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / mortality
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / surgery*
  • Skin Transplantation / methods
  • Soft Tissue Infections / diagnosis
  • Soft Tissue Infections / etiology*
  • Soft Tissue Infections / mortality
  • Soft Tissue Infections / surgery*
  • Survival Rate
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents