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Treatment of Fournier's gangrene with adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy
M Lucca1, H D Unger, A M Devenny
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
Fournier's gangrene is a devastating infection and often is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Surgical debridement and antibiotics are the cornerstones of therapy. This case describes the use of hyperbaric oxygen as an adjunct in the treatment of Fournier's gangrene.