Transfer of care and overstay in the management of cellulitis in the emergency short stay unit: A retrospective cohort study.
Jeremy W AbetzNicholas G AdamsHarvey NewnhamDe Villiers SmitBiswadev MitraPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2017)
Transfer of care or overstay after admission to ESSU was high among patients with cellulitis. Variables independently associated with transfer of care or overstay were obesity, i.v. drug use, elevated white blood cell count and elevated C-reactive protein. Awareness of these variables can inform appropriate guidelines for ESSU admission, potentially improving patient flow and reducing length of stay in the ED and hospital.
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