Pattern and predictors of mortality in necrotizing fasciitis patients in a single tertiary hospital.

Gaby JabbourAyman El-MenyarRuben PeraltaNissar ShaikhHusham AbdelrahmanInsolvisagan Natesa MudaliMohamed EllabibHassan Al-Thani

Published in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2016)

The mortality rate is quite high as one quarter of NF patients died during hospitalization. The present study highlights the clinical and laboratory characteristics and predictors of mortality in NF patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cardiovascular events
risk factors
coronary artery disease
immune response
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes
lps induced
toll like receptor
pi k akt