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Table 2 Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis score

From: Fusobacterium emphysematous pyomyositis with necrotizing fasciitis of the leg presenting as compartment syndrome: a case report

Variable, units

Score

C-reactive protein, mg/L

  < 150

0

  ≥ 150

4

Total white cell count, per mm3

  < 15

0

 15–25

1

  > 25

2

Hemoglobin, g/dL

  > 13.5

0

 11–13.5

1

  < 11

2

Sodium, mmol/L

  ≥ 135

0

  < 135

2

Creatinine, mg/dL

  ≤ 1.6

0

  > 1.6

2

Glucose, mg/dL

  ≤ 180

0

  > 180

1

  1. The maximum score is 13; a score ≥ 6 raises suspicion of necrotizing fasciitis and a score ≥ 8 is strongly predictive of the disease