The laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC) score: useful tool or paralysis by analysis?
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The LRINEC (Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis) score: a tool for distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis from other soft tissue infections.
OBJECTIVE Early operative debridement is a major determinant of outcome in necrotizing fasciitis. However, early recognition is difficult clinically. We aimed to develop a novel diagnostic scoring system for distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis from other soft tissue infections based on laboratory tests routinely performed for the evaluation of severe soft tissue infections: the Laboratory Risk...
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BACKGROUND Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a devastating soft tissue infection associated with potentially poor outcomes. The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) score has been introduced as a diagnostic tool for NF. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of LRINEC scoring in NF patients. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted for patients who were admitted w...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Critical care medicine
دوره 32 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004