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Lehmann, Lion, Hofmann, Silke and Lehmann, Percy . Do not Forget the Art of Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Test Procedures! Increase of Malpractice Claims at the Expert Committee for Medical Malpractice of the North Rhine Medical Association due to Incorrect Applications of Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Test Procedures. Aktuel. Dermatol.. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1438-938X

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Abstract

UV-phototherapy is still part of various guideline recommendations despite the development of highly effective biologicals. The performance of the various forms of phototherapy requires profound training in order to avoid harm to patients. This is reflected in an increasing number of malpractice claims, for example at the Expert Committee for Medical Malpratice of the North Rhine Medical Association. In the following, typical errors in UV-phototherapy and photodiagnostics are shown on the basis of four examples. In summary, all of the cases described involved treatment errors that could have been avoided with sound training and knowledge of the relevant literature. This manuscript should also be understood as an appeal to the instructors to pass on the art of phototherapy and photodiagnostics to the trainees entrusted to them.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Lehmann, Lion UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hofmann, Silke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lehmann, Percy UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-572116
DOI:	10.1055/a-1485-4638
Journal or Publication Title:	Aktuel. Dermatol.
Publisher:	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1438-938X
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Dermatology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57211