Dermatological conditions in intensive care: a secondary analysis of the Intensive Care National Audit Research Centre (ICNARC) Case Mix Programme Database

摘要

IntroductionDermatology is usually thought of as an outpatient specialty with low mortality, however some skin conditions require intensive care. These conditions are relatively rare and hence are best studied using clinical databases or disease registries. We interrogated a large, high-quality clinical database from a national audit of adult intensive care units (ICUs), with the aim of identifying and characterising patients with dermatological conditions requiring admission to ICU.