Identifying patients with cellulitis who are likely to require inpatient admission after a stay in an ED observation unit

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 360-364

  Volz, Kathryn A ^a   Canham, Louisa ^a   Kaplan, Emily ^a   Sanchez, Leon D ^a   Shapiro, Nathan I ^a   Grossman, Shamai A ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CELLULITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OBSERVATION UNIT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VITAL SIGN;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84873635230     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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