Perioperative medicine & anaesthesia · UKMLA & AKT
Necrotising fasciitis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive, life-threatening soft tissue infection spreading along fascial planes. Mortality is 20-35%, rising sharply if surgery is delayed beyond 12-24 hours.
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