Necrotising soft-tissue infections.
Journal
The Lancet. Infectious diseases
ISSN: 1474-4457
Titre abrégé: Lancet Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101130150
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2023
03 2023
Historique:
received:
03
06
2022
revised:
05
08
2022
accepted:
22
08
2022
pubmed:
18
10
2022
medline:
3
3
2023
entrez:
17
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The incidence of necrotising soft-tissue infections has increased during recent decades such that most physicians might see at least one case of these potentially life-threatening infections in their career. Despite advances in care, necrotising soft-tissue infections are still associated with high morbidity and mortality, underlining a need for continued education of the medical community. In particular, failure to suspect necrotising soft-tissue infections, fuelled by poor awareness of the disease, promotes delays to first surgical debridement, amplifying disease severity and adverse outcomes. This Review will focus on practical approaches to management of necrotising soft-tissue infections including prompt recognition, initiation of specific management, exploratory surgery, and aftercare. Increased alertness and awareness for these infections should improve time to diagnosis and early referral to specialised centres, with improvement in the prognosis of necrotising soft-tissue infections.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36252579
pii: S1473-3099(22)00583-7
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00583-7
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e81-e94Subventions
Organisme : Department of Health
ID : CL-2020-21-001
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 222098/Z/20/Z
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests We declare no competing interests.