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ArticleInternational journal of burns and trauma2023

Outcomes in necrotizing soft tissue infections are worse in rural versus urban Montana: a 10-year single center retrospective review.

Gordon M Riha, Michael S Englehart, Benjamin T Carter, Manoj Pathak, Simon J Thompson

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Article in International journal of burns and trauma, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Gordon M RihaTrauma & General Surgery, Billings Clinic Billings, MT, USA.
Michael S EnglehartTrauma & General Surgery, Billings Clinic Billings, MT, USA.
Benjamin T CarterCollaborative Science & Innovation, Billings Clinic Billings, MT, USA.
Manoj PathakDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Murray State University Murray, KY, USA.
Simon J ThompsonCollaborative Science & Innovation, Billings Clinic Billings, MT, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Time to definitive surgical debridement has been recognized as a predictor for morbidity and mortality in necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTI). Rural patients are at particular risk due to limited local resources, decreased access to care, and prolonged transport times. The aim of the current study was to examine the outcomes of NSTI requiring surgical treatment in a previously non-described setting. This retrospective study (2010-2020) from a single tertiary care center in Montana reviewed patients ≥18 years old with a NSTI via ICD9/10 codes. Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC; characterizing counties by population size) were used to distinguish urban versus rural counties. Race (White and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN)) was self-described. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons between groups were determined using the appropriate two-tailed statistical tests. An aggregate of 177 patients was identified. Mean age in AI/AN was significantly lower (

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emergent careNecrotizing soft tissue infectionsruraltrauma

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PMID37736030
PMCPMC10509540

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