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Leon L Chen1, Brian Fasolka, Caitlin Treacy
1Leon L. Chen is a clinical assistant professor at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing in New York, N.Y., and the clinical program manager of research and simulated learning for the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York; Brian J. Fasolka is a clinical assistant professor at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing and an ED RN at Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health in New York; and Caitlin Treacy is an NP with the Mobile Interventional Radiology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Abstract:
Necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTIs) are rare but rapidly progressive, life-threatening bacterial infections with high morbidity and mortality. NSTIs include necrotizing forms of fasciitis, myositis, and cellulitis. This article focuses on necrotizing fasciitis (NF) and discusses NF classifications, clinical features, diagnostic approaches, evidence-based treatments, and nursing interventions.
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