Clinical Factors Associated with Readmission among Patients with Lower Limb Cellulitis

Dermatology : International Journal for Clinical and Investigative Dermatology
Amit GargBonnie Koo

Abstract

There is substantial allocation of resources directed towards evaluation and management of lower limb cellulitis (LLC) in the acute care setting. Readmission for LLC is poorly understood, and there is little evidence with which to identify patients at risk for readmission. To describe demographics, comorbidities, admission vital signs, and laboratory markers of infection among patients with LLC who are readmitted, and to investigate which among these factors is associated with readmission. A cross-sectional retrospective cohort study was performed at tertiary and community hospitals within a regional health care system in order to summarize readmission characteristics. Univariate and multivariate models were created to estimate the likelihood of independent variables being associated with LLC readmission. The readmission rate was 11.2% with a median age of 68.6 years for the cohort. Increased age and subsidized insurance were associated with more frequent admissions. For every 10-year age increase, cellulitis subjects had a 14% increase in readmission odds (OR 1.14, CI 1.07-1.20). Patients with subsidized insurance had an almost twofold increased risk (OR 1.88, CI 1.42-2.50). Smoking, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, r...Continue Reading

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Feb 28, 2019·JAMA Dermatology·Jonathan M FisherArash Mostaghimi
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