A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Cases and Racial Disparities From the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Cases and Racial Disparities From the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 297: 136-143. PMID: 38518580, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesFasciitis, NecrotizingFournier GangreneHumansInpatientsMaleRetrospective StudiesSoft Tissue InfectionsUnited StatesConceptsBlack patientsNecrotizing fasciitisOutcomes of necrotizing soft tissue infectionsPediatric populationSoft-tissue infection casesWhite patientsRacial disparitiesDiagnosis of necrotizing fasciitisNSTI casesSoft tissue infectionsProportion of black patientsNational Inpatient SamplePostoperative complicationsTissue infectionsFournier's gangreneSurgical proceduresCross-sectional analysisInfection overallPatientsHispanic patientsInpatient SampleNSTIMortality rateSubcutaneous tissueFasciitis