A contemporary case series of Fournier’s gangrene at a Swiss tertiary care center—can scoring systems accurately predict mortality and morbidity?

A contemporary case series of Fournier’s gangrene at a Swiss tertiary care center—can scoring systems accurately predict mortality and morbidity?

Abstract Background Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a life-threatening infection of the genital, perineal, and perianal regions with a morbidity range between 3 and 67%. Our aim is to report our experience in treatment of FG and to assess whether three different scoring systems can accurately predict mo...

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Main Authors: C. Wetterauer, J. Ebbing, A. Halla, R. Kuehl, S. Erb, A. Egli, D. J. Schaefer, H. H. Seifert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
Fournier’s gangrene
Morbidity
Mortality
FGSI
LRINEC
NLR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-018-0187-0

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