A Case Report of Fournier's Gangrene.

Unlabelled: Early identification and intervention of Fournier's gangrene in the Emergency Department (ED) requires a high index of suspicion and is critical in improved patient outcomes. We present a case of a 64-year-old male with two months of progressively worsening buttock and rectal pain found to have extensive black eschar and ecchymosis on exam. In addition, this patient displayed marked leukocytosis, lactic acidosis, and elevated inflammatory markers.

The efficacy of bactrim in reducing surgical site infections after spine surgery.

Background: Previous studies show an increasing incidence of gram-negative organisms in surgical site infections after spine surgery. This study is looking for the association of the post-operative prophylactic use of Bactrim and the gram-negative surgical site infection after lumbar spine surgery.

Methods: Patients who underwent lumbar spine surgery between August 2010 and December 2019 at the institution were retrospectively reviewed.