Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis.
Using data from the National Inpatient Sample, 1998-2013, we show that hospitalizations for cellulitis have approximately doubled. Costs increased by 118% to $3.74 billion annually. In addition, hospitalizations for cellulitis are highly seasonal, peaking in summer months: incidence during the peak month of July is 35% higher than in February.
['Peterson|Ryan A|RA|', 'Polgreen|Linnea A|LA|', 'Cavanaugh|Joseph E|JE|', 'Polgreen|Philip M|PM|']
cost seasonality hospitalization cellulitis trend.