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.
Detailed Summary: A prospective comparison of serum lactate levels at referral to the Plastic Surgery team to the 'gold standard' test of histology at initial surgical debridement, looking at 53 consecutive patients referred with suspected necrotizing fasciitis to a single surgeon at one institution between 2000 and 2010.
Sponsor: National Health Service, United Kingdom
Current Primary Outcome: Serum lactate level [ Time Frame: At referral to the Plastic Surgery Team ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
Original Secondary Outcome:
Information By: National Health Service, United Kingdom
Dates:
Date Received: November 26, 2012
Date Started: September 2000
Date Completion:
Last Updated: November 28, 2012
Last Verified: November 2012