Abstract
Background: Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are a group of highly morbid and lethal infections. Successful management entails early recognition, aggressive operative debridement, aggressive appropriate antibiotics and supportive care. Aims: to find out the age & gender distribution, category and etiological factors of NSTIs ii) To identify the prognostic factors and mortality rate of the same. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study of 42 patients, who were admitted with NSTIs at Govt. Royapettah hospital were done between January 2015 and December 2015. Results: Most common category of NSTI was found to be Necrotizing fasciitis with male preponderance, with a mean age of 49 years. Significant association was found between NSTIs and Diabetes & Anemia. Idiopathic etiology (45% ) was most common in our study followed by trauma(43%). Conclusions: Necrotizing soft tissue infections are fulminant polymicrobial soft tissue infections with a high mortality rate. Early diagnosis of the presence of a NSTI is critical if optimal outcomes are to be achieved
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