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Figures & data
Table 1. Characteristics of all encounters meeting eligibility criteria.
Figure 1. (a) Primary diagnoses for GPP-related hospitalizations. (b) Primary diagnoses for GPP-related ED visits. ^Other coded diagnoses = Abnormal sputum; Acute kidney failure, unspecified; Acute on chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure; Acute post hemorrhagic anemia; Anal abscess; Anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere; Calculus of ureter; Circulatory signs/symptoms; Diabetes; End-stage renal disease; Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus; Fracture of unspecified part of neck of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture; Hepatomegaly, not elsewhere classified; Hypertension; Hypocalcemia; Ileus, unspecified; Inflammatory polyarthropathy; Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung; Nonspecific chest pain, Other cirrhosis of liver; Other fatigue; Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale; Other specified erythematous conditions; Pneumonia, unspecified organism; Respiratory failure, unspecified, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia; Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified; Septicemia, Tachycardia, unspecified; Unspecified atrial fibrillation; Unspecified dementia without behavioral disturbance
Figure 2. Proportion of GPP hospital encounters with coded comorbidities and other skin-related conditions. Abbreviations. CHD, Coronary heart disease; COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ^Other specified inflammatory condition of skin includes: Other psoriasis; Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified; Pruritus, unspecified; Erythema intertrigo; Bullous pemphigoid; Other specified erythematous conditions; Erythematous condition, unspecified; Sunburn of second degree; Other rosacea; Rosacea, unspecified; Hidradenitis suppurativa. ^^Other skin and subcutaneous tissue infections includes: Impetigo, unspecified; Pyoderma; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome; Cutaneous abscess of neck; Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb; Cutaneous abscess of right foot; Cutaneous abscess, unspecified; Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
Table 2. Outcomes in GPP-related hospitalizations.
Table 3. Top medications used for dermatologic treatment and immunosuppressive therapy.
Table 4. Other frequent medication usage during GPP hospitalizations.