Table 3 Major causes of mortality (n = 85) in necrotizing fasciitis patients

- Septic shock

22

- Bacteremia & multiorgan failure

25

- End stage renal disease and sepsis

2

- sepsis and Cardiopulmonary arrest

3

- Disseminated intravascular coagulation and sepsis

1

- Pulmonary embolism and sepsis

1

- Acute respiratory distress syndrome

2

- Stomach cancer and sepsis

1

- Encephalopathy and sepsis

1

- Volume overload/HF and sepsis

1

- Necrotizing pancreatitis + multiorgan failure

1

- Hypoxic brain injury and sepsis

1

- Myocardial infarction and sepsis

1

Septic myocarditis

1

Cardiac arrest

3

Cardiogenic shock

2

Myocardial infarction

1

Pneumonia

2

Acute myeloid leukemia and sepsis

1

Acute pulmonary edema

1

Missing/not defined

12