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Management of necrotizing soft tissue infections in the intensive care unit: results of an international survey

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) for endorsing this survey, particularly Guy François for organizational aspects and Profs Jacques Duranteau (Research Committee) and Jan De Waele (Infection Section) for reviewing the questionnaire.

Henri Mondor Hospital Necrotizing Fasciitis Group

Roland Amathieu, Romain Bosc, Christian Brun-Buisson, Olivier Chosidow, Jean-Winoc Decousser, Gilles DHonneur, Marine Desroches, Camille Hua, Raphael Lepeule, Nicolas de Prost, Alain Rahmouni, Emilie Sbidian.

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  1. Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, DHU A-TVB Service de Réanimation Médicale, 51, Avenue Du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010, Créteil, France

    Nicolas de Prost & Christian Brun-Buisson

  2. Faculté de Médecine de Créteil, CARMAS Research Group, UPEC-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, 94010, Créteil, France

    Nicolas de Prost & Christian Brun-Buisson

  3. Département de Dermatologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, 94010, Créteil, France

    Emilie Sbidian & Olivier Chosidow

  4. INSERM, Centre D’Investigation Clinique 1430, 94010, Créteil, France

    Emilie Sbidian & Olivier Chosidow

  5. EA EpidermE, Université Paris-Est Créteil, 94010, Créteil, France

    Emilie Sbidian & Olivier Chosidow

  6. Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Service D’Anesthésie et des Réanimations Chirurgicales, 94010, Créteil, France

    Roland Amathieu

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The members of the Henri Mondor Hospital Necrotizing Fasciitis Group are Roland Amathieu, Romain Bosc, Christian Brun-Buisson, Olivier Chosidow, Jean-Winoc Decousser, Gilles DHonneur, Marine Desroches, Camille Hua, Raphael Lepeule, Nicolas de Prost, Alain Rahmouni, and Emilie Sbidian.

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de Prost, N., Sbidian, E., Chosidow, O. et al. Management of necrotizing soft tissue infections in the intensive care unit: results of an international survey. Intensive Care Med 41, 1506–1508 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3916-9

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