Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis

Using data from the National Inpatient Sample, 1998–2013, we show that hospitalizations for cellulitis have approximately doubled. Costs increased by 118% to $3.74 billion annually. In addition, hospitalizations for cellulitis are highly seasonal, peaking in summer months: incidence during the peak...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Peterson, Ryan A., Polgreen, Linnea A., Cavanaugh, Joseph E., Polgreen, Philip M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx008
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Sumario:Using data from the National Inpatient Sample, 1998–2013, we show that hospitalizations for cellulitis have approximately doubled. Costs increased by 118% to $3.74 billion annually. In addition, hospitalizations for cellulitis are highly seasonal, peaking in summer months: incidence during the peak month of July is 35% higher than in February.

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