Wolach M D, MacDermott J P, Stone A R, deVere White R W
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.
Br J Urol. 1989 Sep;64(3):310-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1989.tb06020.x.
Ten patients with Fournier's gangrene were seen over an 11-month period; 3 had indwelling urethral catheters, 3 had preceding perineal infection and 6 had a history of alcohol abuse. An average of 2.1 operations was required per patient and the average hospital stay was 41 days. The mortality rate was 20%; 7 patients developed acute renal failure and 5 developed adult respiratory distress syndrome. Early treatment of these complications should help to reduce the mortality of this disease.
