(408) Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection: The Do's and Don'ts to Improve Outcomes

Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Time: 1:50 PM to 2:50 PM
Room: Canary 1-2
Track: Wound
Session Type: Level: Concurrent Session

Description

During this session the goal is to improve our skils to both diagnose as well as treat necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) incruding necrotizing fascitis. Understanding that the best way to prevent complications of this devastating illness, complications that may include but are not limited to organ failure, limb loss and death is recognision of early symptoms as well as implementaion of early adequate treatments including early wide debridement of the affected tissues.

Continuing Education Credits

Contact Hours: 1.00
Pharmacology Credits: 1.00

Learning Outcome

  • The objective of this lecture is to improve the early diagnosis and timely implementation of adequate treatment to improve outcome of necrotizing soft tissue infection.