Necrotizing fasciitis in neonates– A novel approach: A ten year retrospective study treated with release incisions only
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2016, Vol 20, Issue 3
Abstract
Necrotizing fasciitis is an acute surgical emergency resulting from spreading infection of the deep fascia by a variety of bacteria. Marked tissue edema, rapid progression of inflammation, and signs of systemic toxicity are the diagnostic clues. Mortality may be as high as 70%. A simple clinical examination by a Surgeon corroborated with intra-operative findings clinches the diagnosis. The causative organisms were found to be Staphylococcus aureus in majority of the cases with a poly-microbial infection (i.e. Staph + Strept pyogenes) being the usual findings. All of our cases were rapidly treated with release incisions only followed by regular dressings. All the patients healed well by secondary intention with no disability. There were no deaths in our study.
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Bhalchandra Jayakar, Shripad Taklikar, Priti Jayakar
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