Research Article
Evaluation of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Outcomes and Admission Decisions in Emergency Department Patients
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of enrolled patients.
| | Characteristics | All Patients (n=125) | Admitted (n=32)a |
| | Vitals (median [IQR]) | | | | Temperature (C) | 36.8 [36.6, 36.9] | 36.8 [36.6, 37.0] | | Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 135.0 [123.0, 145.0] | 139.0 [127.3, 152.3] | | Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 79.0 [70.0, 86.0] | 79.0 [67.8, 88.5] | | Heart Rate (1/min) | 83 | 81 | | Oxygen Saturation (%) | 98.0 [97.0, 99.0] | 97.5 [96.0, 98.8] | | Diagnosis - n (%) | | | | Cellulitis | 48 (38.4) | 20 (62.5) | | Abscess | 47 (37.6) | 4 (12.5) | | Abscess with Surrounding Cellulitis | 30 (24.0) | 8 (25.0) | | Area of Infection (cm2; median [IQR]) | 35.0 [9.0, 124.0] | 319.0 [67.0, 891.0] | | Location - n (%) | | | | Head | 9 (7.2) | 1 (3.1) | | Torso | 20 (16.0) | 1 (3.1) | | Arm | 22 (17.6) | 4 (12.5) | | Hand | 10 (8.0) | 2 (6.3) | | Leg | 35 (28.0) | 11 (34.4) | | Foot | 11 (8.8) | 5 (15.6) | | Multiple Site | 18 (14.4) | 8 (25.0) |
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Admitted to CDU or medical floor. |
