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Episode 39 - Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTIs)
Trauma ICU Rounds
English - April 01, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBLife Sciences Science Education critical care intensive care trauma surgery acute care surgery emergency general surgery medical education foam Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Rare. Morbid. Lethal. NSTIs area group of infections which result in aggressive tissue destruction, systemic toxicity, and can involve any layer of the soft tissue. The key to successful management (like so many disease processes) is having a high index of suspicion together with administration of early, broad-spectrum antibiotics and surgery.