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TRYPTIC DÉBRIDEMENT OF NECROTIC TISSUE

Archives of Surgery, 1951
THE USE of pure, crystalline trypsin in the enzymatic debridement of fibrinopurulent empyema was reported in October, 1950, by Reiser, Roettig and Curtis. 1 From this investigation it became evident that its use in treating other necrotic and purulent lesions might offer a marked improvement in or addition to present therapeutic measures.
H G, REISER, R, PATTON, L C, ROETTIG
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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2014
Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are severe bacterial infections of the soft tissues, characterized by necrosis of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle. They are rapidly progressive and often fatal; as such, prompt recognition and early initiation of therapy – namely, aggressive surgical debridement – are crucial steps for ...
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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

Surgical Infections, 2008
Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) continue to pose major problems in diagnosis and management.Review of the pertinent English-language literature.A high index of suspicion and good clinical judgment should be used in conjunction with laboratory and imaging studies in appropriate cases to establish the diagnosis as rapidly as possible ...
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Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1988
A variety of infections are encountered by the practicing surgeon. Uncommonly, a patient presents with minimal external manifestations of a deep surgical soft-tissue infection. Early aggressive intervention is required to minimize the morbidity in these often debilitated patients.
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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

2016
Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) are characterized by extensive and rapidly progressive necrosis that may involve the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle and are associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. Preceding trauma, foreign body penetration, wound contamination, and surgical intervention are all risk factors for ...
Eric J. Voiglio, Guillaume Passot, Jean-Louis Caillot   +2 more
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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

2006
Anaerobic soft tissue infections are still life-threatening infections. Even if uncommon nowadays, they remain severe conditions because often associated with major systemic effects leading to patient death if not promptly recognized and aggressively treated.
Daniel Mathieu, Raphaël Favory, Jean-François Cesari, Francis Wattel   +3 more
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[Deep necrotizing soft tissue infections. Necrotizing fasciitis and necrotizing myositis].

Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie : casopis Spolecnosti pro epidemiologii a mikrobiologii Ceske lekarske spolecnosti J.E. Purkyne, 2003
The authors present a review on deep soft tissue infections--necrotizing fasciitis and necrotizing myositis, incl. the classification of myositis into sub-groups according to the causal agent. The authors describe the incidence of these diseases, basic clinical symptoms and therapeutic principles.
M, Plodr, M, Vacková
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[Soft tissue necrotizing infection].

Revue medicale de Liege, 2022
Necrotizing fasciitis and gas gangrene represent a rapidly progressive and fatal tissue infection in the absence of early multidisciplinary treatment. There are multiple risk factors, but diabetes remains the main one. The presence of crackles or extensive lesions are an indication for exploration and surgical treatment.
O, Deschaumes, M, Hubert, P Y, Hardy
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[Necrotizing soft tissue infection].

Harefuah, 2000
The dramatic course of necrotizing soft tissue infection represents a medical emergency, since it is limb- and life-threatening. Most necrotizing soft tissue infections are caused by mixed aerobic and anaerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms. Most case have been reported in immuno-compromised hosts after penetrating trauma or surgery.
E, Rath, I, Shelef, E, Avinoah, Y, Lichtman, O, Levy, D, Atar   +5 more
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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

2010
Surgical consultation for soft tissue infections is a common if not banal part of our practice. It is tempting to react with a sense of annoyance at having to trudge over to see yet another case of inguinal lymphadenitis or a leg cellulitis in the emergency department. However, every once in a while, the referring physician’s description over the phone
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