Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infections

Case Report: When all claims that it is necrotizing fasciitis but Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) proves the opposite!

POCUS Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
Hadiel Kaiyasah, MD, MRCS (Glasgow), ABHS-GS ◽  
Maryam Al Ali, MBBS
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Necrotizing Fasciitis ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Critical Care Unit ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Soft Tissue Infections

Soft tissue ultrasound (ST-USS) has been shown to be of utmost importance in assessing patients with soft tissue infections in the emergency department or critical care unit. It aids in guiding the management of soft tissue infection based on the sonographic findings.

Failure of Emergency Department Observation Unit Treatment for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 855-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh D. Mistry ◽  
Alexander W. Hirsch ◽  
Ashley L. Woodford ◽  
Megan Lundy
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infections ◽  
Observation Unit

Management of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections Before and After Clinical Pathway Implementation

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 660-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney E. Nelson ◽  
Aaron Chen ◽  
Lisa McAndrew ◽  
Khoon-Yen Tay ◽  
Fran Balamuth
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Clinical Pathway ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Soft Tissue Infections ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Systemic Antibiotics

We evaluated if the introduction of a clinical pathway for skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) would reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-directed therapy for simple cellulitis and antibiotic use for simple abscess after drainage. We compared the treatment of SSTI during a 3-month prepathway and 11-month postpathway period. We included patients 57 days to 18 years old discharged from the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of cellulitis or abscess. Balancing measures included 72-hour revisit rate and ED length of stay (LOS). A total of 291 patients prepathway and 781 patients postpathway were included. The proportion of patients with simple cellulitis prescribed MRSA-directed therapy decreased from 81% to 54% postpathway. The proportion of patients with a drained abscess prescribed systemic antibiotics decreased from 88% to 75%. There was no increase in 72-hour revisit rates (3.8% vs 3.2%, P = .64) or ED LOS (2.8 vs 2.7 hours, P = .05).

Managing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department Observation Unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-208
Author(s):  
Shabana Yusuf ◽  
Joseph L. Hagan ◽  
Aderonke O. Adekunle-Ojo
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Infections ◽  
Observation Unit
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