Biochemical analysis of soft tissue infectious fluids and its diagnostic value in necrotizing soft tissue infections: a 5-year cohort study

• Published in: Critical care (London, England) Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 354
• Main Authors: Wu, Kai-Hsiang, Wu, Po-Han, Wang, Hung-Sheng, Shiau, Hsiu-Mei, Hsu, Yung-Sung, Lee, Chih-Yi, Lin, Yin-Ting, Hsiao, Cheng-Ting, Lin, Leng-Chieh, Chang, Chia-Peng, Chang, Pey-Jium
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.11.2024; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Abscess; Abscesses; Adult; Aged; Albumin; Antibiotics; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - analysis; Biomarkers - blood; Blood; Body fluids; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Emergency medical care; Erythema; Female; Health aspects; Hospitals; Humans; Hypotension; Infections; Laboratories; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Mortality; Necrosis - diagnosis; Patients; Pleural effusion; Prospective Studies; Proteins; Retrospective Studies; Skin; Soft Tissue Infections - blood; Soft Tissue Infections - diagnosis; Statistical analysis; Surgeons; Ultrasonic imaging; Taiwan; Soft tissue infectious fluid; Biochemical analysis; Necrotizing soft tissue infection; Skin and soft tissue infections

Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) are rapidly progressing and life-threatening conditions that require prompt diagnosis. However, differentiating NSTI from other non-necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) remains challenging. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of the bioc...