title: [Status of surgical dermatology in the hospital and general practice].
abstract: Dermatosurgery has been gaining in importance in recent years. In departments of dermatology German-speaking countries the total number of operations increased by 58% from 1984 to 1991. The increase in the number of operations of moderate and extreme severity was especially marked. Out-patient dermatosurgery was also performed mainly by dermatologists as opposed to other specialties. From 1988 to 1992 dermatologists in private practice recorded an increase of 40.6% in the number of operative procedures they performed. The importance of dermatosurgery in hospital and private practice can be expected to continue increasing in the future; dermatologists must therefore prepare themselves for the present and future challenges inherent in surgery of the skin.
authors.affiliation: Hautklinik der Städtischen Kliniken Kassel, Philipps-Universität Marburg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petres
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rompel
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Stellenwert der operativen Dermatologie in Klinik und Praxis.