Laboratory Risk Indicators for Necrotizing Fasciitis and Associations with Mortality

Objectives: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is rare but life threatening soft tissue infection characterized by a necrotizing process of the subcutaneous tissues and fascial planes. The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) score has been verified as a useful diagnostic tool for de...

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Main Authors: Elif COLAK, Nuraydin OZLEM, Gultekin Ozan KUCUK, Recep AKTIMUR, Sadik KESMER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316300346