Elisabeth Schenk, Jan Taeymans, Slavko Rogan
Guided self-study in preclinical physiotherapy students - A feasibility study
The South African journal of physiotherapy
hospital settings dermatology offer substantial clinical support diagnosis management skin conditions reducing morbidity mortality thus study aimed analyze profile referrals consultations performed dermatology service santa casa de misericordia de porto alegre august 2018 january 2020 study descriptive quantitative retrospective conducted data collection review medical records referrals variables included clinical data referrals inpatients profiles dermatological diagnoses complementary exams therapeutic conduct recommended followups total 1020 referrals analyzed resulted 641 consultations 328 men 313 women prevalent skin disease groups dermatitis eczema 331 infectious skin diseases 218 frequent icd10 drug eruptions l27 99 unspecified dermatitis l30 66 corticoids recommended treatments 277 followed antifungals 131 consultation discharge 44 outpatient dermatology followup 27 frequent causes ending consultation among study limitations authors highlight retrospective nature data analysis based referrals medical records may present inaccurate incomplete information addition study may demonstrate certain degree subjectivity due review interpretation process conducted researchers however definition objective criteria based previous studies attenuates possible bias furthermore considering dermatology teams composed preceptor dermatologist residents established diagnoses submitted thirdparty verification except cases skin biopsies cultures thus professionals experience skills may influenced dermatological diagnoses findings underlie importance dermatology hospital assistance contributing management wide range skin conditions