These techniques all have a place, despite the incidence of both false positive and false negative findings. Conclusion Surgical intervention is seen as being a major component of both diagnosis and treatment. Early debridement has been shown to be a useful intervention. Although cytological examination can suggest a diagnosis, the authors argue that a definitive diagnosis can only come from exploration. This brief article covers the key issues in diagnosing necrotizing fasciitis.
Successful treatment depends on the speed of diagnosis.
The authors provide help in distinguishing this condition from cellulitis, and offer guidance to clinicians based on published research. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. This issue of Effective Health Care is devoted to examining the evidence. This section leaves a firm impression that high compression is probably the way forward, but provides no convincing evidence that any particular system is advantageous. In fact, the unstated conclusion seems to be that the standard of research rules out any clear recommendation.