LRINEC, laboratory risk indicator for necrotising fasciitis; SAPS II, simplified acute physiology score II; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; CRP, c-reactive protein. these variables. The cytokine levels were significantly greater in the infected patients than in the control patients (Table...
nec fascBackground Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a potentially lethal infection involving the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and fascia. The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC) score has been proposed as a way of using abnormal laboratory values to distinguish between severe ...