Characterisation and diagnosis of ulcers in inpatient dermatology consultation services: A multi‐centre study.

Accurate and prompt diagnosis of skin ulcers is critical to optimise management; however, studies in hospitalised patients are limited. This retrospective review of dermatologic consultations included 272 inpatients with skin ulcers between July 2015 and July 2018 in four U.S. academic hospitals. Th...

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Publicado en:International Wound Journal Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 1440 - 1445
Autores principales: Haynes, Dylan, Hammer, Phoebe, Malachowski, Stephen J., Kaffenberger, Benjamin, Yi, Jonathan S., Vera, Nora, Calhoun, Cody, Shinohara, Michi M., Seminario‐Vidal, Lucia, Trinidad, John C., Keller, Jesse J., Ortega‐Loayza, Alex G.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2019
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          Haynes, Dylan
          Hammer, Phoebe
          Malachowski, Stephen J.
          Kaffenberger, Benjamin
          Yi, Jonathan S.
          Vera, Nora
          Calhoun, Cody
          Shinohara, Michi M.
          Seminario‐Vidal, Lucia
          Trinidad, John C.
          Keller, Jesse J.
          Ortega‐Loayza, Alex G.
        affil: Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Dermatology, Portland Oregon
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          Skin Ulcer Diagnosis
          Disease Attributes
          Skin Care
          Human
          Multicenter Studies
          Inpatients
          Pharmacy Service
          Dermatology
          Referral and Consultation
          Retrospective Design
          Record Review
          Academic Medical Centers
          United States
          Middle Age
          Female
          Male
          Patient Admission
          Lower Extremity Pathology
          Pyoderma Gangrenosum Diagnosis
          Infection Diagnosis
          Confidence Intervals
          Incidence
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Accurate and prompt diagnosis of skin ulcers is critical to optimise management; however, studies in hospitalised patients are limited. This retrospective review of dermatologic consultations included 272 inpatients with skin ulcers between July 2015 and July 2018 in four U.S. academic hospitals. The median age was 54 years and 45% were male. In 49.3% of the patients, skin ulcers were considered the primary reason for admission. Ulcers of 62% were chronic and 49.6% were located on the lower extremities. Pyoderma gangrenosum (17.3%), infection (12.5%), and exogenous causes (11.8%) were the leading aetiologies; 12% remained diagnostically inconclusive after consultation. Diagnostic agreements pre‐dermatology and post‐dermatology consult ranged from 0.104 (n = 77, 95% CI 0.051‐0.194) to 0.553 (n = 76, 95% CI 0.440‐0.659), indicating poor‐modest agreement. This study highlights the diagnostic complexity and relative incidences of skin ulcers in the inpatient setting.
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