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ArticleIDCases2020

Early surgery for limb preservation in Group A

Toshio Uchikura, Nobuaki Mori, Aki Kono, Hiroshi Arino, Takashi Takahashi, Ichiro Takeuchi

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Article in IDCases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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–field-weighted citation impact, top 81% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Toshio UchikuraDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuaki MoriDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Aki KonoDepartment of Orthopedics, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroshi ArinoDepartment of Orthopedics, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Takashi TakahashiLaboratory of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences and Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
Ichiro TakeuchiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
Tokyo Medical Center · JPKitasato University · JPYokohama City University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGroup A CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old man presented with traumatic injury of the left carpal region, vomiting, and diarrhea. The swelling and pain in the left forearm worsened with sensorimotor deficits, and his skin color deteriorated. Emergent exploration was performed for limb preservation; GAS was detected in an exudate, and debridement was performed on postoperative day 2 for streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. He recovered uneventfully and was discharged; however, he returned after 2 months with GAS-induced STI at the same site and received antimicrobial treatment.

conclusionExploration and subsequent debridement are crucial for effective treatment of NSTI.

Indexed as

AmputationDebridementGroup A streptococcusNecrotizing soft tissue infectionStreptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Identifiers

PMID33204629
PMCPMC7649489
OpenAlexW3094235807

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