Renal disease and diabetes increase the risk of failed outpatient management of cellulitic hand infections: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Hand infections are heterogeneous, and some may undergo successful outpatient management. There are no strict guidelines for determining which patients will likely require inpatient admission for successful treatment, and many patients succeed with outpatient therapy. We sought t...

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Main Authors: Michael Allen, Joshua Gluck, Emily Benson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03911-5