Table 1 Data sources used to gain insight in the incidence of necrotizing soft tissue infection in the Netherlands
Database | Obtained information | Period |
|---|---|---|
Dutch Hospital Data (DHD) Foundation | ||
|  | All necrotizing fasciitis cases registered based on International Classification of Disease (ICD) 9 and 10 diagnosis and procedural codes in this nationwide registry linked to hospital imbursements systems, including data on mortality rates, amputation rates, number of operative procedures, length of intensive care unit stay and length of hospital stay | January 2014–January 2020 |
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) | ||
Osiris-AIZ | Nationwide registry containing all cases of notifiable diseases registered anonymously by the regional public health services (GGD), including GAS necrotizing fasciitis cases and the associated mortality per age category | January 2011–January 2020 |
Regional Public Health Services (GGD) of the Utrecht region | Number of registered Group A Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis cases within the region of the GGD Utrecht, including year of notification, patient’s age at time of diagnosis and notifying hospital | January 2009–July 2016 |
Published Dutch retrospective databases | ||
Nawijn et al. (2019) | Patients with necrotizing fasciitis presenting to two different hospitals within the region of Utrecht (one academic medical center and one large peripheral teaching hospital) | August 2002–September 2016 |
Van Stigt et al. (2016) | Patients with necrotizing fasciitis presenting to four different hospitals within the region on Gelderland (one academic medical center and three peripheral teaching hospitals) | January 2003–December 2013 |
Suijker et al. (2020) | Patients with necrotizing soft tissue infection presenting to a large academic medical center within Amsterdam | 2000–2012 |