Table 3 Complication rates associated with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) by major initial clinical diagnosis and setting from 2005 through 2010
From: Incidence of skin and soft tissue infections in ambulatory and inpatient settings, 2005–2010
Initial location of treatment | Episodes (N, %) | Type of complicationab | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any complications | Lymphadenitis | Myositis/ Necrotizing fasciitis | Gangrene | Osteo-myelitis | Bacteremia/Endocarditis/Septicemia/ Sepsis | |||
In ambulatory settings | ||||||||
Abscess/Cellulitisc | 1,265,736 | 57.62 % | 0.93 % | 0.14 % | 0.03 % | 0.08 % | 0.46 % | 0.31 % |
Folliculitis | 275,751 | 12.55 % | 0.22 % | 0.08 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.02 % | 0.11 % |
Impetigo | 151,856 | 6.91 % | 0.28 % | 0.14 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.13 % |
Furuncle | 75,280 | 3.43 % | 0.56 % | 0.14 % | 0.02 % | 0.03 % | 0.08 % | 0.31 % |
Mastitis | 50,262 | 2.29 % | 0.28 % | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | 0.02 % | 0.04 % | 0.17 % |
Surgical Site Infection | 29,520 | 1.34 % | 4.23 % | 0.09 % | 0.09 % | 0.21 % | 2.34 % | 1.89 % |
Decubitus Ulcer | 111,320 | 5.07 % | 6.77 % | 0.02 % | 0.13 % | 1.47 % | 5.06 % | 1.67 % |
Device or Graft | 14,534 | 0.66 % | 8.59 % | 0.04 % | 0.05 % | 0.16 % | 3.52 % | 5.29 % |
Non-healing Surgical Wound | 12,159 | 0.55 % | 4.69 % | 0.05 % | 0.26 % | 0.87 % | 2.32 % | 1.71 % |
Other | 210,413 | 9.58 % | 0.75 % | 0.07 % | 0.02 % | 0.05 % | 0.43 % | 0.21 % |
All | 2,196,831 | 100.0 % | 1.16 % | 0.11 % | 0.03 % | 0.14 % | 0.64 % | 0.39 % |
In inpatient settings | ||||||||
Abscess/Cellulitisc | 53,667 | 51.13 % | 16.92 % | 1.10 % | 1.47 % | 1.90 % | 5.03 % | 10.77 % |
Folliculitis | 528 | 0.50 % | 7.77 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.19 % | 0.95 % | 7.20 % |
Impetigo | 310 | 0.30 % | 8.06 % | 0.00 % | 0.65 % | 0.32 % | 0.97 % | 6.45 % |
Furuncle | 363 | 0.35 % | 13.77 % | 0.28 % | 0.83 % | 1.93 % | 3.31 % | 10.19 % |
Mastitis | 1,533 | 1.46 % | 6.07 % | 0.13 % | 0.20 % | 0.33 % | 0.33 % | 5.28 % |
Surgical Site Infection | 20,849 | 19.86 % | 23.86 % | 0.12 % | 0.59 % | 0.77 % | 6.05 % | 18.78 % |
Decubitus Ulcer | 10,140 | 9.66 % | 35.12 % | 0.07 % | 1.16 % | 9.67 % | 18.19 % | 18.29 % |
Device or Graft | 13,204 | 12.58 % | 44.21 % | 0.07 % | 0.23 % | 0.73 % | 8.58 % | 37.73 % |
Non-healing Surgical Wound | 1,861 | 1.77 % | 18.27 % | 0.05 % | 1.18 % | 3.44 % | 6.34 % | 10.21 % |
Other | 2,517 | 2.40 % | 17.40 % | 0.24 % | 1.03 % | 2.54 % | 7.47 % | 9.81 % |
All | 104,972 | 100.01 % | 23.28 % | 0.61 % | 1.07 % | 2.29 % | 6.92 % | 16.33 % |