Early detecting cervical necrotizing fasciitis from deep neck infections: a study of 550 patients.

Alexandros DelidesMarilia SapountziVangelis MalamasNikolaos PapadimitriouPavlos MaragkoudakisAlexander G Delides

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)

LRINEC score proves to be a useful "rule-out" tool that works on the safe side with high sensitivity and poor specificity. WBC, CRP, and Glu seem to be the most significant variables of the LRINEC score. Hb, Na, and Cr make the score safer. Decision for surgery must be based on medical history, clinical symptoms and signs, imaging findings, and laboratory tests and not according to the LRINEC score itself.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
high resolution
decision making
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
fluorescence imaging