Necrotizing Fasciitis Among Patients With Liver Cirrhosis in Texas 2001 - 2010: A Population-Based Cohort Study

摘要

BackgroundLiver cirrhosis is a risk factor for necrotizing fasciitis (NF), and is associated with markedly worse outcomes than for NF among non-cirrhosis patients. Only limited, mostly single-center, data were reported to date on the epidemiology, clinical features, resource utilization and outcomes of NF among patients with cirrhosis.