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NECROtizing Soft Tissue Infections and Their Scoring System

United States1,010 participantsStarted 2019-11-01

Plain-language summary

Primary Objective: The primary objective of this study is to develop and validate a clinical risk index score for identifying NSTIs in emergency general surgery patients being evaluated for a severe skin and soft tissue infection. Secondary Objectives: To describe the contemporary microbiology of NSTIs and explore the effects on outcomes and to identify predictors of amputation and mortality.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 89 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All adult patients (age ≥18 years old and ≤89 years old) with suspected or confirmed NSTI Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years old and age \> 89 years * Pregnancy * Prisoners * Below ankle diabetic foot infections complicated by peripheral vascular disease * Burn wounds

What they're measuring

Change in the presence of necrosis

Timeframe: up to 30 days

Change in the presence of necrosis

Timeframe: up to 30 days

mortality length of time in hospital

Timeframe: 30-90 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05224817

SponsorMethodist Health System

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-12-30

Contact for this trial

Crystee Cooper, DHEd

214-947-1280 ClinicalResearch@mhd.com

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