Contemporary Trends in the Inpatient Management of Fournier's Gangrene: Predictors of Length of Stay and Mortality Based on Population-based Sample

Identifiable patient and hospital characteristics are predictive of both mortality and length of stay in the management of Fournier's gangrene. Overall inpatient mortality appears lower than what has been reported in the majority of prior reports. The strongest predictor for increased length of stay is the need for complex wound closure, and urinary or fecal diversion.