Presenting patterns of dermatology conditions to an Australian emergency department

作     者：Emily Shao Chantelle Judge Erin McMeniman Tina Bazianas Rob Eley Emily Shao;Chantelle Judge;Erin McMeniman;Tina Bazianas;Rob Eley

作者机构：Emergency DepartmentPrincess Alexandra HospitalBrisbaneAustralia Faculty of MedicineUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia Dermatology DepartmentPrincess Alexandra HospitalBrisbaneAustralia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Emergency Medicine》 (世界急诊医学杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2020年第11卷第2期

页      面：74-78页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100206[医学-皮肤病与性病学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Emergency Medicine Foundation(EMSS-360R28-2017) 

主　　题：Pcellulitis Skin Dermatology Emergency department 

摘      要：BACKGROUND: Approximately 5%–8% of emergency department(ED) presentations are due to a dermatological *** study aimed to identify and characterise patients with skin conditions presenting to a busy ***: A 5-year retrospective study on patients with dermatological conditions presenting to the Princess Alexandra Hospital ED in Brisbane, Australia was *** medical records were used to compare demographics and admission status of the dermatology group and the total ED group presentations.A prospective survey was conducted on low priority triage(triage 4 and 5) patients identifying reasons presenting to the ***: Of a total 281,718 ED presentations, 11,748 dermatology presentations were identified between January 2012 to December *** the dermatology presentations, 41.5% were female and had an average age of *** most common dermatology presentations were cellulitis, abscess, rash unspecified, and *** those admitted, 36% were female, average age was 53, mean length of stay of 294 minutes and 83.1% had an infectious *** triage 4 and 5 presentations, 66% patients we approached had been seen by a health practitioner prior to coming to the ***: Within the population presenting with a skin related condition to the Princess Alexandra Hospital ED, characteristics associated with admission include male sex, older age, and an infectious *** data may help ED clinicians decide on the discharge disposition of these *** may be a role for streamlined admissions for skin related infections, or improved hospital in the home services to support this group.