[Wounds after necrotizing soft tissue infections: the treatment options]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2024 Aug 29:168:D8042.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a life-threatening illness that can seriously harm a person. Over the last years the incidence of NSTI has increased. A rapid and thorough debridement is crucial to let patients survive. After this debridement, patients will often end up with large skin defects. A burn center is specialized in treating skin defects. Patients with large skin defects after the acute phase of NSTI can be referred to this for a multidisciplinary approach. In this article we describe the surgical treatment of the complex wounds of three referred patients with NSTI in our burn center.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Debridement*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / surgery
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis
  • Soft Tissue Infections* / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing