Costs and Consequences Associated With Misdiagnosed Lower Extremity Cellulitis
Weng QY, Raff AB, Cohen JM, Gunasekera N, Okhovat JP, Vedak P, Joyce C, Kroshinsky D, Mostaghimi A. Costs and Consequences Associated With Misdiagnosed Lower Extremity Cellulitis. JAMA Dermatology 2017, 153: 141-146. PMID: 27806170, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.3816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity cellulitisExtremity cellulitisMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyEmergency departmentHospital courseUnnecessary antibioticsHealth care spendingDays of dischargeTreatment of cellulitisDiagnosis of cellulitisHealth care burdenNational health care burdenClostridium difficile infectionCases of anaphylaxisUnnecessary patient morbidityCare spendingCross-sectional studyLarge urban hospitalComplication ratePatient characteristicsHospitalization costsInflammatory dermatosesPatient morbidityDifficile infectionAlternative diagnoses