Necrotizing Infection of the Upper Extremity: A Veterans Affairs Medical Center Experience (2008-2017)
Necrotizing infection of the upper extremity is a rare pathology with a substantial risk of amputation and mortality that requires a high index of suspicion and expeditious referral to a hand surgeon.
Federal Practitioner. 2019 March;36(3)a:140-144
March 11, 2019|Federal Practitioner
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Conclusion
A well-coordinated multidisciplinary effort was the key to successful identification and treatment of this serious life- and limb-threatening infection at our institution. We did identify room for improvement in making an earlier diagnosis and performing a more aggressive first debridement.
Acknowledgments
This project is the result of work supported with resources and use of facilities at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida.
