biostudies-literatureUnknown75(11)Balakirski GPrivate Universität Witten/Herdecke gGmbH<h4>Introduction</h4>Currently, only little data is available on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient dermatosurgical care in German dermatological clinics.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective analysis of all dermatosurgical cases that were treated in inpatient setting in nine German dermatological clinics in four federal states in 2019, 2020 and 2021 was performed. The diagnoses were recorded using the ICD-10 codes. In addition, demographic data such as age, gender and the length of inpatient stay were analysed.<h4>Results</h4>In 2019, 2020 and 2021, a total of 10,739, 9185 and 9828 dermatosurgical inpatients were treated respectively. Thus, the reduction of inpatient dermatosurgical cases was 14.5% in 2020 and 8.5% in 2021 compared to 2019. Inpatient surgical treatment of melanomaDermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany)864-877https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11538252biostudies-literature[Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient dermatosurgery in Germany : Retrospective evaluation of the surgical cases from nine dermatology clinics].PMC11538252Balakirski GPumnea THofmann SCKunte CDippel EKreuter AHartmann DSchmitt LFrohlich AKofler LHorn TAssaf CNeubert TYazdi ASLoser CRfalse[Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient dermatosurgery in Germany : Retrospective evaluation of the surgical cases from nine dermatology clinics].<h4>Introduction</h4>Currently, only little data is available on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient dermatosurgical care in German dermatological clinics.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective analysis of all dermatosurgical cases that were treated in inpatient setting in nine German dermatological clinics in four federal states in 2019, 2020 and 2021 was performed. The diagnoses were recorded using the ICD-10 codes. In addition, demographic data such as age, gender and the length of inpatient stay were analysed.<h4>Results</h4>In 2019, 2020 and 2021, a total of 10,739, 9185 and 9828 dermatosurgical inpatients were treated respectively. Thus, the reduction of inpatient dermatosurgical cases was 14.5% in 2020 and 8.5% in 2021 compared to 2019. Inpatient surgical treatment of melanoma2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Nov2025-04-04T03:05:09.123Z2025-04-04T03:05:09.123ZS-EPMC115382523939008410.1007/s00105-024-05417-5