Factors Associated With Observation Unit Admission in Emergency Department Patients With Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Identifying factors associated with OU admission provides insights into clinician decision making, potentially identifying patients who might benefit from OU admission through future work, which should focus on predictors of hospital admission, OU failure, and antimicrobial selection to reduce OU failure rates.
Authors
- Roy T. Sabo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-2598)
- B. Simpson
- Taruna Aurora
- Steven Yee
- Kevin D. Han
- Rasha Alsaadawi
- Joseph Lykins
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2024.100002
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences