Study of cross-referrals to the dermatology department in an inpatient setting at a tertiary care centre

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dc.contributor.authorBakhtar, Niyatien_US
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Kiriten_US
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Nehaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBakhtar, Nikhilen_US
dc.contributor.authorBakhtar, Vijayen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:00:32Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:00:32Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.description.abstractBackground: Till recently, dermatology was primarily being considered to be an outpatient focused discipline. However, several inpatient admissions to other specialties require dermatologic consultation for optimum management. This study was conducted to analyse the incidence and indications for inpatient dermatology referrals and the impact of dermatology consultation on patient management.Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken by analyzing the records of 243 patients referred to dermatology department over a 2-year period. Descriptive analysis was conducted in the form of study of presumptive diagnoses by the referring clinicians, causes of referral, distribution of referrals across specialties and the dermatological opinions with respect to diagnosis and management etc.Results: Clinically significant change was documented in the course of skin lesions management of almost two-thirds of referred patients. Maximum referrals were from the department of general medicine with “skin rash” being the most common cause for seeking 2nd opinion. Concordance for diagnosis between the referring clinician and the dermatologist was observed in only 30.2% of the cases.Conclusions: Dermatologic referral does lead to improved patient care. But there is need for better training of non-dermatologists enabling them to recognize and treat common skin lesions.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsIntern Doctor, General Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMedical Officer, Military Hospital, Pulgaon, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsultant Physician, Bakhtar Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, Amravati, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBakhtar Niyati, Pandey Kirit, Pandey Neha, Bakhtar Nikhil, Bakhtar Vijay. Study of cross-referrals to the dermatology department in an inpatient setting at a tertiary care centre. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2020 Feb; 8(2): 647-651en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6071
dc.identifier.issn2320-6012
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/211968
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20200250en_US
dc.subjectCross-referralsen_US
dc.subjectDermatologyen_US
dc.subjectIn-patienten_US
dc.subjectTertiary careen_US
dc.titleStudy of cross-referrals to the dermatology department in an inpatient setting at a tertiary care centreen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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