TEN YEARS OF AMBULATORY SURGERY IN DERMATOLOGY IN HOSPITAL DE BRAGA

  • Catarina Araújo Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology, Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
  • Cristina Macedo Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology, Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
  • Cristina Resende Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology, Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
  • A. Fernando Pardal Director clínico, Director do Serviço de Anatomia Patológica/Consultant Chief, Head of Department of Pathological Anatomy, Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
  • Celeste Brito Chefe de Serviço, Directora do Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant Chief, Head of Department of Dermatology and Venereology; Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.2.255
Keywords: Ambulatory surgical procedures, Dermatologic surgical procedures, Laser therapy, Skin neoplasms

Abstract

Introduction: Ambulatory Surgery holds a prominent position in the elective surgery, including in Dermatology, an ambulatory medical-surgical specialty par excellence. Our service was the first to perform ambulatory surgery in Hospital de Braga.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients with dermatological pathology who underwent surgery/laser in ambulatory setting between January 2002 and December 2011. Epidemiological and clinical-surgical characteristics were analyzed.

Results: Were performed 1494 interventions with exponential growth since 2009 (N=641). Over 40% applied to malignant tumors (95 melanoma, 366 basal cell carcinomas, 141 squamous cell carcinomas, one dermatofibrosarcoma; one atypical fibroxanthoma and one cutaneous lymphoma). Regarding melanoma, the female gender was the most affected (74.7%) and the majority occurred in the lower limbs (39.4%). In cases of non-melanoma skin cancer, 60.6% were female and the majority occurred in the face (83.4%).

Conclusion: The epidemiological knowledge of cutaneous tumors makes it necessary to renew the concept of Ambulatory Surgery in the management of dermatology services to ensure an efficient, safe and on time response.

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Published
2014-09-19
How to Cite
Araújo, C., Macedo, C., Resende, C., Pardal, A. F., & Brito, C. (2014). TEN YEARS OF AMBULATORY SURGERY IN DERMATOLOGY IN HOSPITAL DE BRAGA. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 72(2), 195-200. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.2.255
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Vol 72 No 2 (2014): Abril - Junho
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