Validation of LRINEC (Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotising Fascitis) Scoring System for the Diagnosis of Necrotising Fascitis in Patients Presenting with Tissue Infections
INTRODUCTION: Necrotizing fascitis is perhaps the most severe form of soft tissue infection primarily involving the superficial fascia. Mortality of this disease remains alarmingly high with reported mortality rates ranging from 6 to 76%. Delayed diagnosis and consequently delayed operative debridement have …