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This systematic review sought to quantify the management failure rate and identify risk factors associated with management failure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Searches of six databases and grey literature were conducted with no limits on publication year or language. Manuscripts describing patients admitted to an EDOU setting (\u226424\u2005hours planned admission to EDOU) with a primary diagnosis of cellulitis or other SSTIs were included. Variables associated with failure of management, defined as inpatient admission, stay &gt;28\u2005hours (4\u2005hours in ED, 24\u2005hours in EDOU) or death, were extracted. A narrative description of variables associated with failure of EDOU admission was conducted.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 1119 unique articles identified through the literature search. Following assessment, 10 studies were included in the final systematic review, 9 of which reported the management failure rate (range 15%\u201338%). The presence of fever, a high total white blood cell count and known methicillin-resistant<jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>exposure were the most commonly reported variables associated with management failure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>A higher rate of EDOU management failure in SSTIs than the generally accepted rate of 15% was observed in most studies identified by this review. Risk factors identified were varied, but presence of a fever and elevated inflammatory markers were commonly associated with failure of EDOU admission by multiple studies. 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