Characteristic | Number |
---|---|
Mean years of age (SD) | 47.5 (14.3) |
Male gender (%) | 74 (77.9) |
Referral location (%) | Â |
   Emergency Department | 86 (90.5) |
   Other | 9 (9.5) |
Comorbidities (%) | Â |
   Diabetes Mellitus | 10 (10.5) |
   Peripheral Vascular Disease | 7 (7.3) |
   Immunosuppression | 10 (10.5) |
   Animal Bites | 5 (5.2) |
   Post-surgical | 3 (3.2) |
Primary diagnosis (%) | Â |
   Cellulitis | 77 (81.1) |
   Septic bursitis | 12 (12.6) |
   Septic tenosynovitis | 3 (3.2) |
   Abscess | 3 (3.2) |
Location of ESTI (%) | Â |
   Upper extremity | 36 (37.9) |
   Lower extremity | 59 (62.1) |
Median duration of symptoms at time of survey (interquartile range) | 4 (2–7) |
Median days of intravenous antibiotics (interquartile range) | 4 (3–6) |
Median days total antibiotics (interquartile range) | 14 (11–16) |