Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Age (mean/range)	62 years (17–96 years)
Gender	Male 110 (55%)
Ethnicity	Caucasian 182 (91%), Maori 12(6%) and Pacific People 6 (3%)
Fever (>38 degrees Celsius on admission)	111 (56%)
Pulse (median/range)	90 (55–149)
Blood Pressure (median/range)	131/70 (88-177/50-114)
Extent of cellulitis	Below knee 132 (66%), above knee 15 (7.5%), both above and below knee 53 (25.5%)
Skin and soft tissue changes	Blistering 34 (17%), associated ulcer 34 (17%), subcutaneous haemorrhage 30 (15%), associated wound 16 (8%), abscess formation 14 (7%)
Severity markers	Acute kidney injury 28 (14%),death during admission 8 (4%), bacteraemia 7 (3.5%) (S. aureus 4, beta haemolytic streptococci 3), Intensive care admission 3 (1.5%)
Co-morbidities	Heart disease 88(44%), diabetes 48(29%), chronic respiratory disease 56 (28%), chronic renal insufficiency 46(23%), central neurological disease or peripheral neurological disease affecting the lower limbs 34(17%), previous or active cancer 30 (15%), cirrhosis 5 (2.5%).
Anti-coagulant and anti-platelet medication	Anti-platelet therapy 70 (35%), and 14 (7%) anti-coagulant therapy 14 (7%).