title: Simple scoring system for prediction of mortality in Fournier's gangrene.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To create new scoring system for prediction of hospital mortality for patients with Fournier's gangrene(FG).
  
  
  METHODS
  In total, 84 patients with FG were enrolled into this study. The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mortality rate was 11.9 %. On multivariate analyses, age >60 years, BUN >40 mg/dl, RDW >14.95 %, albumin level <20 mg/dl and presence of sepsis were significant and independent predictors of mortality. The predictive value of our score for mortality was 95.1 %.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our scoring system shows adequate discriminatory function for prediction of mortality in patients with FG. Further larger scale studies can improve the performance of our score.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Cengizhan cad., 10/3 Bahçelievler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Cengizhan cad., 10/3 Bahçelievler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aydoğan
authors.affiliation: Bursa State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Şenol
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Cengizhan cad., 10/3 Bahçelievler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Üçkan
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Cengizhan cad., 10/3 Bahçelievler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ş
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Ersöz
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Cengizhan cad., 10/3 Bahçelievler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey. mesuttez@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003125:Colostomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism; D055815:Young Adult; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D001663:Bilirubin
keywords: Fournier’s gangrene; Mortality; Prediction; Scoring