Reports outline necrotizing fasciitis research from University of Maryland
2009 JUN 22 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to recent research from the United States, "Casts may be associated with, and mask, serious life-threatening complications, including infection, compartment syndrome, and deep vein thrombosis with or without pulmonary embolism." "A 43-year-old woman had necrotizing fasciitis associated with a closed-reduction casting of a tibial fracture. Her treatment highlights the importance of removing a cast and assessing the skin and tissue underneath for signs of infection in patients with suspected infection," wrote G. Netzer and colleagues, University of Maryland. The researchers concluded: "Thorough assessment, early diagnosis, and early intervention in necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis are important to improve patients' outcomes. (American Journal of Critical Care. 2009; 18:288,287)'." Netzer and colleagues published their study in American Journal of Critical Care (NECROTIZING FASCIITIS IN A PLASTER-CASTED LIMB: CASE REPORT. American Journal of Critical Care, 2009;18(3):288+). For additional information, contact G. Netzer, University of Maryland, School Medical, Division Pulmology & Critical Care Medical, 685 W Baltimore St., MSTF 800, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Publisher contact information for the American Journal of Critical Care is: American Association Critical Care Nurses, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA. Keywords: United States, Baltimore, Compartment Syndrome, Critical Care, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Isaac Syndrome, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombosis, Tibial Fractures, University of Maryland. This article was prepared by Hematology Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Hematology Week via NewsRx.com.
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