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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient skin surgery in Germany: results of the DESSI-survey.
Balakirski, Galina; Hofmann, Silke C; Isselmann, Nataliia; Giordano, Anna; Dippel, Edgar; Löser, Christoph R.
Afiliação
  • Balakirski G; Center for Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany.
  • Hofmann SC; Center for Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany.
  • Isselmann N; Faculty of Health, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany.
  • Giordano A; PROderma® Institute for Dermatology, Bocholt, Germany.
  • Dippel E; Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Löser CR; Department of Dermatology, Ludwigshafen Medical Center, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges ; 21(7): 727-738, 2023 07.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37403533
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The aim of the survey was to investigate a possible impairment of inpatient dermatological and dermatosurgical care in Germany due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS:

An online survey on the impact of pandemic-related measures on inpatient care was sent to all German dermatology clinics. Only one person per clinic was asked to participate. Data analysis was mainly descriptive. Differences between university hospitals and non-university hospitals were calculated using the Chi-square test.

RESULTS:

From the 113 dermatological clinics with inpatient care, we received 45 (39.8%) at least partially completed questionnaires. Of these, 25 (55.6%) came from university hospitals, 18 (40.0%) from teaching hospitals of a university, 1 (2.2%) from a non-teaching hospital, and 1 (2.2%) from a participant who did not provide any information on his facility. More than half of survey participants (57.8%) reported that many elective skin surgeries had to be canceled at their clinics at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, most of the clinics (75.6%) were able to perform medically necessary surgeries (such as for malignant melanoma). Only 28.9% (13/45) of participants reported that skin surgery in their clinics returned to full strength after the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no statistically significant difference between university hospitals and non-university hospitals regarding the influence of COVID-19-related restrictions.

CONCLUSIONS:

Despite their heterogeneity, the results of the survey show an overall clear and long-term pandemic-related impairment of inpatient dermatology and skin surgery in Germany.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Cutâneas / COVID-19 Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: J Dtsch Dermatol Ges Assunto da revista: DERMATOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Alemanha

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Cutâneas / COVID-19 Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: J Dtsch Dermatol Ges Assunto da revista: DERMATOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Alemanha