Review Article
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: Surgeon’s Prospective
Table 1
Laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis score—LRINEC [
55].
| Laboratory parameter and its value | Assigned score |
| C- reactive protein (mg/lt) | | <150 | 0 | ≥150
| 4 | TLC (cells/cu mm) | | <15000 | 0 | 15000–25000 | 1 | >25000 | 2 | Hemoglobin (gm/dL) | | >13.5 | 0 | 11–13.5 | 1 | <11 | 2 | Serum sodium | | 135 or more | 0 | <135 | 2 | Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | | 1.6 | 0 | >1.6 | 2 | Glucose (mg/dL) | | ≤180 | 0 | >180 | 1 |
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TLC: total leukocyte count.
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