Successful treatment of necrotizing fasciitis using handmade negative pressure system wound therapy
Abstract Necrotizing fasciitis is an acute progressive infection that develops severe systemic toxicity. If this is not treated in a timely manner, it leads to a fatal outcome. The treatment with fluids, antibiotics, and debridement is the basis for management; however, negative pressure systems are positioned at a strategic point for treatment, especially in large areas, such as lower limbs. This is the case of a 17-year-old male with no relevant medical history, who developed extensive necrotizing fasciitis in the inguinogenital region after fasciotomies due to compartment syndrome, in whom a handmade negative pressure system was successfully applied.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.
2020
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2444-054X2020000700024 |
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