title: [Analysis of emergency referrals to dermatology].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the urgent consultations sent by doctors to a Dermatology Department for origin, reason for referral, clinical compliance, suspected diagnosis, concordance with the dermatologist's diagnosis and justification of the urgent referral.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The information was gathered in the tertiary specialist Dermatology service of Navarra, which covers the whole population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of the total (595) number of urgent forms received by the service in 1995, 505 were analysed and contrasted with the dermatological clinical history. Each patient corresponded to a form.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The following was analysed: age, sex, origin of referral, reason for referral, clinical compliance, suspected diagnosis, concordance with the dermatologist's diagnosis and justification of the urgent referral. Most letters came from Health Centres (48.5%). The most commonly alleged reason for referral was diagnostic help (51.2%). There was good clinical compliance only in the notes coming from hospital Casualty Departments (78.7%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were major deficiencies in all the points under analysis, with no significant differences as to origin, except for hospital Casualty, which had better clinical compliance and whose referrals were more justified.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Txantrea, Pamplona.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elcuaz Viscarret
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beorlegui Aznárez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cortés Ugalde
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goñi Murillo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Espelosín Betelu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sagredo Arce
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Análisis de las derivaciones urgentes a dermatología.