Progression from cellulitis to necrotizing fasciitis in adult patients hospitalized with cellulitis. Cellulitis Fasciitis, Necrotizing Disease Progression Predictive Value of Tests Models, Statistical Risk Assessment Hospitalization Adult
Conditions
Interventions
Adult patients hospitalized with an initial diagnosis of cellulitis at Chaiyaphum Hospital between January 1, 2566 and December 31, 2567. Patients with a diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis on admissio
Diagnostic
Adult Hospitalized Cellulitis Patients
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Primary diagnosis of cellulitis (L03.1, L03.9) 2. Hospitalized at Chaiyaphum Hospital between Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Initial diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis (M72.6, M72.9) 2. Incomplete or inconsistent medical records 3. Incompatible ICD-10 coding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In-hospital progression from cellulitis to necrotizing fasciitis in adult patients During hospitalization (from admission with initial diagnosis of cellulitis until discharge) ICD-10 diagnostic codes (M72.6, M72.9) with medical chart review confirmation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identification of independent risk factors for progression from cellulitis to necrotizing fasciitis At completion of statistical analysis Multivariate logistic regression analysis with adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals,Discrimination performance of the clinical prediction model for progression from cellulitis to necrotizing fasciitis At model validation Area under the ROC curve with 95% confidence intervals using bootstrapping and repeated k-fold cross-validation, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value,Calibration performance of the clinical prediction model At model validation Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test and calibration plot,Risk stratification capability of the prediction model At model validation Classification of patients into low, moderate, and high-risk groups with corresponding observed event rates in each group,Clinical utility of the prediction score At model validation Decision curve analysis | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSripakorn Onlamai
Chaiyaphum Hospital, Ministry of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed