期刊
JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
卷 48, 期 4, 页码 508-519出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.001
关键词
skin infections; ABSSSI; processes of care; best practice; antibiotics
资金
- Durata Therapeutics, Inc.
Background: Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), formally referred to as complicated skin and soft tissue infections, include infections with resistance to previously effective antimicrobials. Increasing dramatically in incidence, they have become a challenging medical problem associated with high direct and indirect costs to both the medical system and society. Objectives: To describe the burden of ABSSSI and to explore multidisciplinary approaches to its management and new treatments that can be initiated in the emergency department. Discussion: We offer a best practice model aimed at providing risk-stratified and convenient care for ABSSSI at the lowest possible cost, while minimizing complications, readmissions, and inappropriate antibiotic use. In doing so, we focus on the care provided by emergency physicians and hospitalists and the transition of management between them for inpatient care, as well as the facilitation of observation or direct-to-outpatient care for suitable patients. Conclusions: A standard, consistent, and multidisciplinary approach to ABSSSI can streamline care, reduce admissions, support antimicrobial steward-ship, and improve clinical and resource consumption outcomes. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc.
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