Early diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis : Imaging techniques and their combined application

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Necrotizing fasciitis is a clinical, surgical emergency characterized by an insidious onset, rapid progression, and a high mortality rate. The disease's mortality rate has remained high for many years, mainly because of its atypical clinical presentation, which prevents many cases from being diagnosed early and accurately, resulting in patients who may die from uncontrollable septic shock and multi-organ failure. But unfortunately, no diagnostic indicator can provide a certain early diagnosis of NF, and clinical judgement of NF is still based on the results of various ancillary tests combined with the patient's medical history, clinical manifestations, and the physician's experience. This review provides a brief overview of the epidemiological features of NF and then discusses the most important laboratory indicators and scoring systems currently employed to diagnose NF. Finally, the latest progress of several imaging techniques in the early diagnosis of NF and their combined application with other diagnostic indices are highlighted. We point out promising research directions based on an objective evaluation of the advantages and shortcomings of different methods, which provide a basis for further improving the early diagnosis of NF.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

International wound journal - 21(2024), 1 vom: 25. Jan., Seite e14379

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wei, Xin-Ke [VerfasserIn]
Huo, Jun-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diagnostic imaging
Early diagnosis
Fasciitis
Journal Article
Necrotizing
Review
Soft tissue infections

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Date Completed 29.01.2024

Date Revised 29.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/iwj.14379

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361768958