The impact of necrotizing soft tissue infections on the lives of survivors: a qualitative study.
Jaco SuijkerMatthea StoopAnnebeth Meij-de VriesAnouk PijpeAnita BoekelaarMarthe R EgbertsNancy E E Van LoeyPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)
This study reveals that NSTI have a large impact on physical and psychosocial wellbeing of survivors and their relatives. Except for a few differences (misdiagnosis, fear for re-infection and actual re-infection), the patient experience of patients with NSTI is largely similar to those of burn survivors. Thus, questionnaires to assess HRQoL in burn survivors may be used in future NSTI studies.