Does Alcohol Kill Necrotizing Fasciitis?
Serious Complications Are Common Necrotizing Fasciitis Can Lead to Sepsis, Shock, and Organ Failure. It Can Also Result in Life-Long Complications from Loss of...
What kills necrotizing fasciitis?
Antibiotics are an important part of the treatment for necrotizing fasciitis. However, antibiotics on their own are not usually enough. This is because necrotizing fasciitis cuts off the blood supply to body tissue, and the antibiotics must be carried by blood to the infected site to work.
How long can you live with necrotizing fasciitis?
Average age at presentation was 49 years (range, 1-86; median, 49). Patients were followed up an average of 3.3 years (range, 0.0-15.7; median, 2.4). Eighty-seven of these patients died (25%). Median survival was 10.0 years (95% confidence interval: 7.25-13.11).
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