Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopy
Background. The use of the dermascopy for diagnosing skin diseases is determined by the clinical guidelines. Foreign made dermatoscopes make up 99% of the equipment of medical organizations in Russia. However, under the conditions of economic sanctions, the supply and maintenance of medical products...
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| author | Alexey A. Kubanov Margarita R. Rakhmatulina Arfenya E. Karamova Elena Yu. Novoselova Olga G. Artamonova |
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| description | Background. The use of the dermascopy for diagnosing skin diseases is determined by the clinical guidelines. Foreign made dermatoscopes make up 99% of the equipment of medical organizations in Russia. However, under the conditions of economic sanctions, the supply and maintenance of medical products by foreign companies in Russia has been significantly reduced or completely stopped, which may negatively affect the quality of medical care.
Aims. To assess the current state of technical support of medical organizations of the dermatovenereology profile with equipment for dermascopy.
Methods. Information on the availability of dermatoscopes was obtained from 72 medical organizations of the dermatovenereological profile. The data obtained were structured, standardized and brought to a general form. Further processing of the information was carried out using descriptive statistics methods.
Results. The surveyed medical organizations are equipped with 1,716 devices for dermascopy, of which 1,700 (99.1%) units are foreign-made, 16 (0.9%) units are Russian-made. Of the total number of dermatoscopes, 1,580 (92.1%) devices are portable models, 86 (5.0%) are digital devices with software and 50 (2.9%) are video dermatoscopes. Most of the foreign medical equipment — 1,546 units (90.1%) — is made in Germany. In 31 (48.4%) medical organizations, the number of dermatoscopes is less than the number of dermatovenereology offices. The equipment of 24-hour hospitals with dermatoscopes is 5.2%, day hospitals — 17.1%.
Conclusions. There is a need to equip medical organizations with high-quality dermatoscopes. In the context of economic sanctions, the development and registration of the national dermatoscope is an urgent task. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0b2402f8b24b4f85a14c527807945ad82025-02-05T20:41:44ZengState Scientific Center of Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyVestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii0042-46092313-62942024-12-011006415210.25208/vdv168221313Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopyAlexey A. Kubanov0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-0503Margarita R. Rakhmatulina1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3039-7769Arfenya E. Karamova2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3805-8489Elena Yu. Novoselova3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1907-2592Olga G. Artamonova4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3778-4745State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyState Research Center of Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyState Research Center of Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyState Research Center of Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyState Research Center of Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyBackground. The use of the dermascopy for diagnosing skin diseases is determined by the clinical guidelines. Foreign made dermatoscopes make up 99% of the equipment of medical organizations in Russia. However, under the conditions of economic sanctions, the supply and maintenance of medical products by foreign companies in Russia has been significantly reduced or completely stopped, which may negatively affect the quality of medical care. Aims. To assess the current state of technical support of medical organizations of the dermatovenereology profile with equipment for dermascopy. Methods. Information on the availability of dermatoscopes was obtained from 72 medical organizations of the dermatovenereological profile. The data obtained were structured, standardized and brought to a general form. Further processing of the information was carried out using descriptive statistics methods. Results. The surveyed medical organizations are equipped with 1,716 devices for dermascopy, of which 1,700 (99.1%) units are foreign-made, 16 (0.9%) units are Russian-made. Of the total number of dermatoscopes, 1,580 (92.1%) devices are portable models, 86 (5.0%) are digital devices with software and 50 (2.9%) are video dermatoscopes. Most of the foreign medical equipment — 1,546 units (90.1%) — is made in Germany. In 31 (48.4%) medical organizations, the number of dermatoscopes is less than the number of dermatovenereology offices. The equipment of 24-hour hospitals with dermatoscopes is 5.2%, day hospitals — 17.1%. Conclusions. There is a need to equip medical organizations with high-quality dermatoscopes. In the context of economic sanctions, the development and registration of the national dermatoscope is an urgent task.https://vestnikdv.ru/jour/article/viewFile/16822/pdfepiluminescent microscopydermascopydermatoscopediagnostics |
| spellingShingle | Alexey A. Kubanov Margarita R. Rakhmatulina Arfenya E. Karamova Elena Yu. Novoselova Olga G. Artamonova Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopy Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii epiluminescent microscopy dermascopy dermatoscope diagnostics |
| title | Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopy |
| title_full | Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopy |
| title_fullStr | Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopy |
| title_short | Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopy |
| title_sort | current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations equipment for dermascopy |
| topic | epiluminescent microscopy dermascopy dermatoscope diagnostics |
| url | https://vestnikdv.ru/jour/article/viewFile/16822/pdf |
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