Derivación de pacientes en consulta de dermatología y de teledermatología en España. Estudio DIADERM / Referral of Patients to Dermatology and Teledermatology Consultations in Spain. DIADERM Study

Antecedentes y objetivos: El conocimiento de las rutas de origen y derivación de los pacientes atendidos en consulta dermatológica presencial y de teledermatología en España tiene interés desde el punto de vista de la gestión sanitaria. El objetivo de este estudio es describir las rutas de derivación y la frecuencia y características de la teledermatología en España. Material y métodos: Estudio transversal descriptivo sobre la muestra del estudio DIADERM, que recogió la actividad de 80 dermatólogos españoles, seleccionados mediante muestreo aleatorio estratificado, durante 6 días. Se estudiaron el origen y destino de los pacientes en función de la financiación, el tipo de consulta y la edad de los pacientes. Se describió la frecuencia de las consultas por teledermatología, su origen y destino, el tipo de financiación, la edad de los pacientes y los diagnósticos más frecuentes, comparándolos con la consulta presencial. Resultados: El origen más frecuente en la consulta privada es el directo, mientras que en la pública es la atención primaria y el propio dermatólogo. Un 66% de los pacientes se derivan a dermatología y un 27% son dados de alta. No existen diferencias en estos porcentajes entre consulta pública y privada. El índice sucesivas/primeras fue de 0,8 para la consulta pública y de 0,2 para la privada. La teledermatología representa un 1% de las consultas. El 80% procede de atención primaria y el 17% tiene origen directo. Se deriva a atención primaria el 33%, en mayor proporción que en consulta presencial. Galicia, Andalucía y Cataluña son las regiones donde representa un mayor porcentaje de consultas. Conclusiones: Los resultados sugieren una alta capacidad resolutiva de las consultas de dermatología en España. La teledermatología representa un porcentaje pequeño de las consultas, y el acceso a ella se da en un porcentaje relevante de pacientes por vía directa

Background and objectives: Understanding the origin and referral routes of patients seen in teledermatology and in-person dermatology consultations in Spain is of interest from the perspective of health care management. The objective of this study was to describe the referral routes and the frequency and characteristics of teledermatology consultations in Spain. Material and methods: We performed a descriptive cross-sectional study of data collected over 6 days from the DIADERM study sample, which included the outpatients diagnosed by 80 Spanish dermatologists, selected by means of stratified random sampling. We studied the source and destination of patients based on funding, type of consultation, and age of the patients. We reported the frequency of teledermatology consultations, their origin and destination, type of funding, age of the patients, and most common diagnoses, and compared them with the same characteristics for in-person consultations. Results: In private consultations, most patients were direct clients, whereas the most frequent source in public consultations was primary care and the dermatologist. Sixty-six percent of patients were referred to dermatology and 27% were discharged. No differences in these percentages were found between public and private consultations. The ratio of follow-up to initial visits was 0.8 for public consultations and 0.2 for private consultations. Teledermatology accounts for 1% of consultations. Eighty percent of these come from primary care and 17% are direct visits. Thirty-three percent of these visits are referred to primary care - a greater proportion than in in-person consultations. Galicia, Andalusia, and Catalonia are the regions with the highest percentage of consultations. Conclusions: The results suggest that dermatologists in Spain have a considerable ability to resolve cases. Teledermatology accounts for a small percentage of consultations and access to these consultations is direct in a large percentage of cases

Referral of Patients to Dermatology and Teledermatology Consultations in Spain. DIADERM Study. / Derivación de pacientes en consulta de dermatología y de teledermatología en España. Estudio DIADERM.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Understanding the origin and referral routes of patients seen in teledermatology and in-person dermatology consultations in Spain is of interest from the perspective of health care management. The objective of this study was to describe the referral routes and the frequency and characteristics of teledermatology consultations in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a descriptive cross-sectional study of data collected over 6 days from the DIADERM study sample, which included the outpatients diagnosed by 80 Spanish dermatologists, selected by means of stratified random sampling. We studied the source and destination of patients based on funding, type of consultation, and age of the patients. We reported the frequency of teledermatology consultations, their origin and destination, type of funding, age of the patients, and most common diagnoses, and compared them with the same characteristics for in-person consultations. RESULTS: In private consultations, most patients were direct clients, whereas the most frequent source in public consultations was primary care and the dermatologist. Sixty-six percent of patients were referred to dermatology and 27% were discharged. No differences in these percentages were found between public and private consultations. The ratio of follow-up to initial visits was 0.8 for public consultations and 0.2 for private consultations. Teledermatology accounts for 1% of consultations. Eighty percent of these come from primary care and 17% are direct visits. Thirty-three percent of these visits are referred to primary care - a greater proportion than in in-person consultations. Galicia, Andalusia, and Catalonia are the regions with the highest percentage of consultations. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that dermatologists in Spain have a considerable ability to resolve cases. Teledermatology accounts for a small percentage of consultations and access to these consultations is direct in a large percentage of cases.

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Vessel resistance to blood flow in the nailfold in patients with psoriasis: a prospective case-control echo Doppler-based study.

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a disease in which endothelial cells seem to play an important pathogenic role. No report published to date has examined nail vascularity in patients with psoriasis. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the vascularity in the nails of patients with psoriasis treated with classic and biologic therapies for comparison with disease-free controls, and to evaluate whether there are differences in nail vascularity among patients with and without nail involvement. METHODS: We performed a prospective study with two cohorts comprising 23 patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis and 23 controls without psoriasis. We measured the nailfold vessel resistance index (NVRI) in each subgroup. RESULTS: We found significant differences in the NVRI between patients and controls (P<0·001). Among patients with psoriasis, those with nail involvement showed a higher mean±SD NVRI (0·58±0·10) than those without (0·52±0·45). CONCLUSIONS: Psoriasis decreases the blood flow in nails, suggesting that this skin disease confers an independent risk for microvascular changes. This outcome may be associated with greater risk of nail-related signs.