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Outcome of necrotizing fasciitis and Fournier's gangrene with and without hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a retrospective analysis over 10 years

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2022
Background Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) require immediate radical debridement, broad-spectrum antibiotics and intensive care. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) may be performed adjunctively, but unequivocal evidence for its benefits is still ...
A. Mladenov, Katharina Diehl, O. Müller, C. von Heymann, Susanne Kopp, W. Peitsch   +5 more
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Global outcomes and lessons learned in the management of Fournier’s gangrene from high-volume centres: findings from a literature review over the last two decades

World journal of urology, 2022
Fournier’s Gangrene (FG) carries a high mortality and morbidity with underreported short and long-term outcomes. Our aim was to perform a review of the recent literature to evaluate the short and long-term outcomes in patients with FG in the acute ...
Daniel Bowen, P. Juliebø-Jones, B. Somani   +2 more
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Prospective evaluation of risk factors for mortality in patients of Fournier′s gangrene: A single center experience

Indian Journal of Urology, 2013
Introduction: Fournier′s gangrene is an aggressive disease with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to assess risk factors associated with mortality among patients of Fournier′s gangrene.
Hari Gopal Vyas, Anup Kumar, Vimal Bhandari, Niraj Kumar, Abhinav Jain, Rohit Kumar   +5 more
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The role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Fournier’s Gangrene: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2022
Purpose: Management of Fournier’s Gangrene (FG) includes broad-spectrum antibiotics with adequate surgical debridement, which should be performed within the first 24 hours of onset.
Muhammad Achdiar Raizandha, Furqan Hidayatullah, Y. Kloping, I. Rahman, W. Djatisoesanto, Fikri Rizaldi   +5 more
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Fournier′s gangrene due to perioperative iatrogenic colon perforation in a renal transplant recipient

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2015
Fournier′s gangrene is not a common cause of morbidity in renal transplant recipients, but, if it occurs, it is difficult to treat because of the immunosuppression and associated increased mortality rate.
Georgios Papadimitriou, Maria Koukoulaki, Konstantinos Vardas, Alkis Grigorakis, Vasileios Vougas, Spiros Drakopoulos   +5 more
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Fournier′s gangrene of the penis

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2005
Fournier′s gangrene is a rare, fulminant, though generally localized disease of the scrotum and penis with occasional extension up the abdominal wall. The usual organism is an anaerobic streptococcus synergistic with some second organism.
Francis Leo Tauro, M Roshan, B S Sathish Rao, J Ravikrishnan, Leo T Menezes   +4 more
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Fistula-in-Ano complicated by Fournier′s gangrene our experience in North-Eastern region of Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2013
Background: Fistula-in-ano when complicated by Fournier′s gangrene is an unusual finding and always carries high morbidity. This study details our experience in managing 10 cases.
Abubakar A Bakari, Nuhu Ali, Ibrahim A Gadam, Bata M Gali, Chubado Tahir, KDT Yawe, Adamu B Dahiru, Baba S Mohammed, Dauda Wadinga   +8 more
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A rare cause of rapidly progressive Fournier 's Gangrene: Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2016
Fournier 's gangrene is a polymicrobial infection of perineal and scrotal regions that manifests as a rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis. Because of the importance of targeted antibiotic therapy, awareness of the spectrum of microbes that ...
Serkan Akan, Ahmet Urkmez, Ozgur Haki Yuksel, Caglar Yildirim, Ayhan Verit   +4 more
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Biomarkers to predict mortality in patients with Fournier’s gangrene admitted to the intensive care unit after surgery in South Korea

Acute and Critical Care, 2023
Background The use of biomarkers to predict patient outcomes may be crucial for patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) following surgery because biomarkers guide clinicians in tailoring treatment plans accordingly.
In Sik Shin, Seong Chan Gong, Sanghyun An, Kwangmin Kim   +3 more
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An Unusual Bacterial Etiology of Fournier’s Gangrene in an Immunocompetent Patient

Cureus, 2022
Fournier's gangrene (FG) is necrotizing fasciitis that affects the penis, scrotum, or perineum. Males are more likely to get affected by this disease.
Arshan Khan, H. Gidda, N. Murphy, Shatha Alshanqeeti, I. Singh, A. Wasay, Muhammad Haseeb   +6 more
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