Can we predict mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis using conventional scoring systems?


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YAŞAR N. F., Uylas M. U., BADAK B., BİLGE U., Oner S., Ihtiyar E., ...Daha Fazla

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.23, sa.5, ss.383-388, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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BACKGROUND: This study compared the predictive accuracy of four scoring systems, namely Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II), and Mortality in Emergency Department (MEDS), for estimating prognosis in patients with necrotizing fasciitis.