Do Stoma Formation and Use of Vacuum Assisted Closure System Affect Mortality in Perineal Fournier's Gangrene?

The aim of this study was to identify the effects of creation of stoma and the use of vacuum-assisted closure systems on postoperative mortality and hospital stay in patients with Fournier's gangrene involving anorectal region. A retrospective study. Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, from January 2010 to September 2021. A total of 66 patients with Fournier's gangrene with anorectal involvement were selected from hospital records and divided into two groups as alive and exitus. Differences between these two groups and the factors affecting mortality were analysed with the SPSS statistics software, version 25.0. The value of p