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Surgical site identification with personal digital device: A prospective pilot study
- Source :
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 79:520-524
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
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Abstract
- Background Various means to facilit ate accurate biopsy site identification have been proposed. Objective To determine the accuracy of biopsy site identification by using photographs taken with a patient's digital device by a dermatologist versus professional medical photography. Methods Photographs of circled biopsy sites were taken with personal digital devices by the principal investigator (PI). Another set of photographs was taken by a professional photographer. Secondary photographs were taken of the biopsy site location pointed to by the staff and PI on the basis of the personal digital device image and professional medical photography, respectively. On the basis of secondary photographs, 2 independent dermatologists determined whether the skin biopsy locations pointed out by the staff were consistent with the ones pointed out by PI. Results Per dermatologist A, the staff correctly identified all 53 biopsy sites. Per dermatologist B, the staff were correct on 51 of 53 observations. Dermatologist C, the final arbiter, concurred with dermatologist A on the 2 cases in which dermatologist B was not certain of the location of the biopsy site. Limitations The mean interval from initial biopsy to reidentification of the site was 36.2 days. Conclusion Utilizing patients' personal digital devices is a cost-effective, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act–compliant, and readily available means to identify skin biopsy sites.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Biopsy
Pilot Projects
Documentation
Dermatology
Skin Diseases
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Biopsy Site
Photography
Humans
Medicine
Medical physics
Prospective Studies
skin and connective tissue diseases
Aged
Skin
Aged, 80 and over
Digital device
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Middle Aged
Medical photography
Identification (information)
Computers, Handheld
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Skin biopsy
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01909622
- Volume :
- 79
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....520524e2b10785f4a7eb3093e72c6c4e