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DELAYED DEBRIDEMENT FOR NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS: EXPERIENCE WITH IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS.

Al-Azhar Medical Journal

Kareem Sallam, Maged Mostafa, Lobna Shalaby, Yousef Medany, Aly Moustafa, Ameera Sayed, Mohamed Raslan, Hussein Khairy

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Abstract

Background: Standard management of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) includes combination of antimicrobial chemotherapy, supportive care and surgical debridement.Debridement is often done very early in the course of illness to remove dead tissue.Fatality rates from this condition are very high.Objective: To evaluate the strategy of delayed rather than early debridement in the management of...

Keywords

Medicine

Debridement (dental)

Surgery

Case fatality rate

Granulation tissue

Malignancy

Soft tissue

Cancer

Necrotic tissue

Internal medicine

Wound healing

Epidemiology

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2021

Article

Open Access

Institution

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University,

Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University,

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University,

Children’s Cancer Hospital

2-Y Citation Average

0.175

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/amj.2021.139714

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DELAYED DEBRIDEMENT FOR NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS: EXPERIENCE WITH IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS.

DELAYED DEBRIDEMENT FOR NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS: EXPERIENCE WITH IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS.

Al-Azhar Medical Journal

Kareem Sallam, Maged Mostafa, Lobna Shalaby, Yousef Medany, Aly Moustafa, Ameera Sayed, Mohamed Raslan, Hussein Khairy

References:

27

Abstract

Background: Standard management of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) includes combination of antimicrobial chemotherapy, supportive care and surgical debridement.Debridement is often done very early in the course of illness to remove dead tissue.Fatality rates from this condition are very high.Objective: To evaluate the strategy of delayed rather than early debridement in the management of...

Keywords

Medicine

Debridement (dental)

Surgery

Case fatality rate

Granulation tissue

Malignancy

Soft tissue

Cancer

Necrotic tissue

Internal medicine

Wound healing

Epidemiology

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2021

Article

Open Access

Institution

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University,

Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University,

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University,

Children’s Cancer Hospital

2-Y Citation Average

0.175

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/amj.2021.139714

Language

Country