Necrotizing fasciitis: eight-year experience and literature review

OBJECTIVES: To describe clinical, laboratory, microbiological features, and outcomes of necrotizing fasciitis. METHODS: From January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2011, 115 patients (79 males, 36 females) diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis were admitted to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taitung. Demographic data, clinical features, location of infection, type of comorbidities, microbiology and laboratory results, and outcomes of patients were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Among 115 cases, 91 survived (79.1%) and 24 died (20.9%). There were 67 males (73.6%) and 24 females (26.4%) with a medi...