Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol · Apr 2013
Skin conditions presenting in emergency room in Korea: an eight-year retrospective analysis.
Dermatological patients do visit the emergency department (ED) while most skin problems are controllable in the outpatient clinic. However, there is paucity of data on skin conditions presenting in ED. ⋯ During the eight-year period, dermatological ED patients increased at a steeper rate than total ED patients. However, the non-urgent dermatologic ED patients have increased with respect to admission rate, death rate, length of stay and visiting-admitting discordance. Health policy makers could utilize these basic data to amend the current health delivery system to reduce unnecessary expenditure of medical resources.