Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Cellulitis Requiring Intensive Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cellulitis is a commonly occurring skin and soft tissue infection and one of the most frequently seen dermatological diseases in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, clinical characteristics of patients with cellulitis requiring intensive care treatment are poorly defined. Necrotizing fasciitis is often confused for cellulitis at initial presentation and is considered to be more severe and thus has previously been described in more detail.

Objective

To describe the clinical presentation and outcomes of patients with ICU-necessitating cellulitis and to compare them with patients with necrotizing fasciitis.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study includes all ICU admissions from 2 tertiary hospitals in the Netherlands. Of 2562 sepsi

SUBMITTER: Cranendonk DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5817617 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature