J Emerg Med
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Cellulitis, a frequently encountered complaint in the Emergency Department, is typically managed with antibiotics. There is some debate as to whether obtaining blood cultures and knowing their results would change the management of cellulitis, although most authors argue that information from blood cultures does not change the empirical management of uncomplicated cellulitis. However, for complicated cellulitis (as defined by the presence of significant comorbidity), there is considerable disagreement and lack of evidence as to the utility of blood cultures. ⋯ Within this cohort of patients with complicated cellulitis, blood cultures rarely changed management from empirical coverage.
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Letter Case Reports
Emergency percutaneous tracheostomy in a patient with thrombocytopenia.