Comparing skin surface temperature to clinical documentation of skin warmth in emergency department patients diagnosed with cellulitis

Comparing skin surface temperature to clinical documentation of skin warmth in emergency department patients diagnosed with cellulitis

Abstract Objective To compare clinical documentation of skin warmth to patient report and quantitative skin surface temperatures of patients diagnosed with cellulitis in the emergency department (ED). Methods Adult patients (≥18 years) presenting to the ED with an acute complaint involving visible e...

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Main Authors: Edward Harwick, Rebecca J. Schwei, Robert Glinert, Ambar Haleem, Jamie Hess, Thomas Keenan, Joseph A. McBride, Robert Redwood, Michael S. Pulia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
antibiotic stewardship
cellulitis
diagnostic errors
emergency department
pseudocellulitis
thermal imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12712
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