European urology
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We wanted to determine if there was a difference in outcome for those patients with Fournier's disease who underwent numerous debridements as opposed to only one initial debridement. ⋯ Fournier's gangrene is a disease process with a wide variability in presentation. The FSI does give some indication about the likelihood of survival based on variables which can be recorded upon presentation. It also provides an efficient way to characterize the acuity of presentation and compare patients. While the repeated nature of debridements may be considered the accepted standard of care in these patients, this was not found to be predictive of outcome.