Which Dermatological Conditions Present to an Emergency Department in Australia?
Joint Authors
Weiland, Tracey J.
Lai-Kwon, Julia
Jelinek, George A.
Chong, Alvin H.
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background/Objectives.
There is minimal data available on the types of dermatological conditions which present to tertiary emergency departments (ED).
We analysed demographic and clinical features of dermatological presentations to an Australian adult ED.
Methods.
The St.
Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) ED database was searched for dermatological presentations between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2011 by keywords and ICD-10 diagnosis codes.
The lists were merged, and the ICD-10 codes were grouped into 55 categories for analysis.
Demographic and clinical data for these presentations were then analysed.
Results.
123 345 people presented to SVHM ED during the 3-year period.
4817 (3.9%) presented for a primarily dermatological complaint.
The most common conditions by ICD-10 diagnosis code were cellulitis (n=1741, 36.1%), allergy with skin involvement (n=939, 19.5%), boils/furuncles/pilonidal sinuses (n=526, 11.1%), eczema/dermatitis (n=274, 5.7%), and varicella zoster infection (n=161, 3.3%).
Conclusion.
The burden of dermatological disease presenting to ED is small but not insignificant.
This information may assist in designing dermatological curricula for hospital clinicians and specialty training organisations as well as informing the allocation of dermatological resources to ED.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lai-Kwon, Julia& Weiland, Tracey J.& Chong, Alvin H.& Jelinek, George A.. 2014. Which Dermatological Conditions Present to an Emergency Department in Australia?. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473528
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lai-Kwon, Julia…[et al.]. Which Dermatological Conditions Present to an Emergency Department in Australia?. Emergency Medicine International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473528
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lai-Kwon, Julia& Weiland, Tracey J.& Chong, Alvin H.& Jelinek, George A.. Which Dermatological Conditions Present to an Emergency Department in Australia?. Emergency Medicine International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473528
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473528