Clinical Trial: Exploratory Study of Raised Serum Lactate as a Marker of Necrotizing Fasciitis

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Raised Serum Lactate as a Marker of Necrotizing Fasciitis; a Consecutive Prospective Review.

Brief Summary: The investigators examined the hypothesis that serum lactate is raised in early necrotizing fasciitis to a much greater extent than in other differential diagnoses, such as severe cellulitis, and therefore provides a diagnostic indicator.