Is overweight a predictor for a more severe course of disease in cases of necrotizing fasciitis?

Claudius IllgMarkus DenzingerKatarzyna RachunekFarhad FarzaliyevJohannes T ThielAdrien DaigelerSabrina Krauss

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2024)

Necrotizing fasciitis remains a challenging and potentially fatal disease. Within the patient collective, the severity of the disease and treatment effort were increased among overweight patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
weight loss
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ejection fraction
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chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
case report
smoking cessation