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

TLC: total leukocyte count.