Rapid implementation of tele-dermatology during COVID-19 pandemic in an academic dermatology departmentRápida implementación de teledermatología durante la pandemia por COVID-19: lecciones aprendidas de un departamento académico de Dermatología

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dc.article.number877209
dc.contributor.authorRamirez-Cornejo C.
dc.contributor.authorMunoz-Lopez C.
dc.contributor.authorDel Barrio-Diaz P.
dc.contributor.authorJaque A.
dc.contributor.authorMajerson D.
dc.contributor.authorNavarrete-Dechent C.
dc.contributor.authorUribe P.
dc.contributor.authorVera-Kellet C.
dc.contributor.authorAbarzua A.
dc.contributor.authorBello C.
dc.contributor.authorCardenas C.
dc.contributor.authorCarreno N.
dc.contributor.authorConcha M.
dc.contributor.authorCossio M.L.
dc.contributor.authorCuri M.
dc.contributor.authorDel Puerto C.
dc.contributor.authorDowney C.
dc.contributor.authorDroppelmann K.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Huidobro I.
dc.contributor.authorGiesen L.
dc.contributor.authorGompertz-Mattar M.
dc.contributor.authorHarz-Fresno I.
dc.contributor.authorKam S.
dc.contributor.authorKolbach M.
dc.contributor.authorNavajas L.
dc.contributor.authorReyes-Baraona F.
dc.contributor.authorRubio R.
dc.contributor.authorSalomone C.
dc.contributor.authorSandoval M.
dc.contributor.authorSilva S.
dc.contributor.authorValle E.
dc.contributor.authorZegpi M.S.
dc.contributor.authorPertuze C.
dc.contributor.authorValderrama S.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-01T10:32:39Z
dc.date.available2025-05-01T10:32:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract© 2021 Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: The day after COVID-19 quarantine started, we initiated patient care through Tele-dermatology. Aim: To report the experience of the implementation of Telemedicine in dermatology and to assess its impact on the number of dermatological visits compared with the pre-pandemic period. Material and methods: The study was conducted between March 27th, 2020, and April 30th, 2020. All patients submitted clinical images of their skin condition via secure email before the telemedicine visit. All telemedicine visits were conducted using the Zoom video conferencing platform. Patient demographics and medical history were recorded. If the dermatologist was unable to reach a diagnosis, the patient was sent for an in-person visit, skin biopsy, or additional laboratory workup. Results: We recorded 1,357 Tele dermatology visits from 1,222 patients aged 29 ± 18 years (38% males). Visits increased from 104 to 298 from the first to the last week, corresponding to 17% of the patient volume seen before the pandemic (1,709 in-person patients/week). A preliminary diagnosis was made in 95% of cases. Ninety percent of patients sent photos. Fifty eight percent of cases were chronic diseases, and were classified as inflammatory in 68%, infectious in 15%, neoplastic/tumoral in 7%, or other conditions in 11%. Less than 1% of these visits were COVID-19 related. Conclusions: In this prospective study of Tele-dermatology lasting five weeks, a preliminary diagnosis could be made in approximately 95% of cases and in the first five weeks of implementation, a volume of consultations equivalent to 17% of those made in the pre-pandemic period was carried out. Therefore, Tele-dermatology can be implemented quickly and successfully in practices when healthcare access is limited.
dc.description.funderEPSRC
dc.description.funderFONDECYT
dc.description.funderFoundation for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
dc.format.extent1472 páginas
dc.fuente.origenScopus
dc.identifier.doi10.4067/S0034-98872021001001467
dc.identifier.eisbn978-1-0716-1534-8
dc.identifier.eissn7176163
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-0716-1533-1
dc.identifier.issn349887
dc.identifier.pubmedid35319636
dc.identifier.scieloidS0718-69242020000300109
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85126882034
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872021001001467
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/103882
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001072643600005
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Uribe Gonzalez Pablo Francisco; 0000-0002-3573-2338; 9032
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Vera Kellet Cristian Andres; 0000-0001-8697-9245; 9379
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Navarrete Dechent Cristian Patricio; 0000-0003-4040-3640; 156251
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Jaque Silva Ana Alejandra; S/I; 190173
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Del Barrio Diaz Pablo Ignacio; S/I; 172126
dc.issue.numero10
dc.language.isoes
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.pagina.final1472
dc.pagina.inicio1467
dc.publisherHUMANA PRESS INC
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Medica de Chile
dc.revistaRevista Medica de Chile
dc.rightsAcceso abierto
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectDermatology
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectTelemedicine
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.ods03 Good health and well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleRapid implementation of tele-dermatology during COVID-19 pandemic in an academic dermatology departmentRápida implementación de teledermatología durante la pandemia por COVID-19: lecciones aprendidas de un departamento académico de Dermatología
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sipa.codpersvinculados9379
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