Necrotizing fasciitis
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 78 (7) , 838-840
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800780722
Abstract
Ten cases of necrotizing fasciitis are reviewed. Three patients died but only two of these deaths were due to uncontrolled septicaemia. All isolated organisms were sensitive to a combination of piperacillin and ampicillin which we now regard as the initial antibiotic combination of choice. Prompt and aggressive surgical debridement remains the cornerstone of management.Keywords
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