Table 2 Incidence, mortality and health care burden of necrotizing fasciitis in the Netherlands (2014–2019)
Year | Number of necrotizing fasciitis casesa | Mortalityb | Amputationsb | Number of operative proceduresb (average per patient) | Length of ICU stay in daysb (average per patient) | Length of hospital stay in daysb (average per patient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 185–205 | 46 (22–25%) | 19 (9–10%) | 346 (1.7–1.9) | 1029 (5–6) | 4600 (22–25) |
2015 | 179–234 | 61 (26–34%) | 30 (13–18%) | 416 (1.8–2.3) | 1122 (5–6) | 5967 (26–33) |
2016 | 205–236 | 51 (22–25%) | 23 (10–11%) | 429 (1.8–2.1) | 1463 (6–7) | 5945 (25–29) |
2017 | 245–256 | 62 (24–25%) | 24 (9–10%) | 522 (2.0–2.1) | 1394 (5–6) | 6097 (24–25) |
2018 | 155–243 | 62 (26–40%) | 42 (17–27%) | 470 (1.9–3.0) | 1416 (6–9) | 5589 (23–36) |
2019 | 186–252 | 53 (21–28%) | 19 (8–10%) | 468 (1.9–2.5) | 1420 (6–8) | 5885 (23–32) |
Total | 1155–1426 | 335 (23–29%) | 157 (11–14%) | 2651 | 7844 | 34,083 |
Yearly average | 193–238 | 56 (23–29%) | 26 (11–14%) | 442 | 1307 | 5681 |
Average per patient | NA | NA | NA | 1.9–2.3 | 6–7 | 24–30 |