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ArticleUpdates in surgery2024

Comparative analysis of scoring systems for predicting mortality in Fournier gangrene: single center, 15 years experience.

Yusuf Arıkan, Büsra Emir, Oğuz Tarhan, Ömer Koras, Deniz Noyan Ozlu, Ubeyd Sungur, Mehmet Zeynel Keskin, Yusuf Özlem İlbey

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Article in Updates in surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The role of negative-pressure wound therapy in Fournier's gangrene: Association with mortality.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2026
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  3. Prognostic value of the shock index in Fournier's gangrene: a retrospective cohort study comparing established mortality scoring systems.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2026
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  9. Modern Management of Fournier's Gangrene.Current urology reports · 2025
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Yusuf ArıkanDepartmant of Urology, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. dryusufarikan@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0823-7400
Büsra EmirDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4694-1319
Oğuz TarhanDepartmant of Urology, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2102-6571
Ömer KorasDepartmant of Urology, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9749-5254
Deniz Noyan OzluDepartment of Urology, Bitlis State Hospital, Bitlis, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2435-5482
Ubeyd SungurDepartmant of Urology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-9859
Mehmet Zeynel KeskinDepartmant of Urology, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-5586
Yusuf Özlem İlbeyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1483-9160

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To compare 5 published scoring systems (Fournier gangrene severity index [FGSI], Uludag FGSI [UFGSI], age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index [ACCI] and the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) and the Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC) scores and to evaluate risk factors for outcome prediction in patients with Fournier gangrene (FG). Between 2010 and 2024, 311 patients were included in the study. The data of 276 survivors and 55 non-survivors were compared. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine which of the 5 scoring systems calculated according to demographic, laboratory and clinical data predicted mortality better. In addition, a cut-off value for these scoring systems was determined by ROC analysis. The mortality rate was 17.6% in FG patients. In all 5 scoring systems, univariate analyses showed higher values in non-survivor patients, while UFGSI and FGSI scoring systems were superior to other scoring systems in multivariate analyses (p < 0.001). ROC analysis using mortality-based sensitivity and specificity revealed that the optimal cut-off values for FGSI, UFGSI, ACCI, SOFA and LRINEC should be equal to or higher than 10, 12, 4, 2 and 8, respectively. UFGSI and FGSI scores had the highest AUC values among all scores. This was followed by ACCI, qSOFAand LRINEC. For a UFGSI score ≥ 12, the sensitivity was 84%, specificity 97%, PPV 85% and NPV 97%. Among the scoring systems used to predict mortality, UFGSI was the most accurate, while LRINEC was the least accurate.

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Fournier GangreneSeverity of Illness IndexAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrgan Dysfunction ScoresPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsROC CurveFournier’s gangrene severity indexLaboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitisqSOFAUludag Fournier’s gangrene severity index

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