Referral and Consultation - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Predictors of delayed referral to a pediatric rheumatology center.

13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To report on referral patterns of primary physicians for children subsequently diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to identify predictors of delayed referral to a pediatric rheumatology center. METHODS: A retrospective ... Read more...

Pulmonary hypertensive medical therapy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension before pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.

12 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The currently recommended treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE). No convincing evidence for the use of pulmonary hypertensive medical therapy (PHT) exists in operable ... Read more...

Indications for spirometry at a tertiary hospital in south east, Nigeria.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Spirometry evaluation of ventilatory functions plays a critical role in the diagnosis, differentiation and management of respiratory illness such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and restrictive lung disorders. It appears ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Referral and Consultation - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Inconvenient truths about supplier induced demand and unwarranted variation in medical practice. 18 Oct 2009
• Predictors of delayed referral to a pediatric rheumatology center. 13 Oct 2009
• Pulmonary hypertensive medical therapy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension before pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. 12 Sep 2009
• Indications for spirometry at a tertiary hospital in south east, Nigeria. 30 Aug 2009
• Medically unexplained symptoms--blurring the line between "mental" and "physical" in somatoform disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Management decisions in nontraumatic complaints of arm, neck, and shoulder in general practice. 30 Aug 2009
• Short-term results of total hip replacements performed by visiting surgeons at an NHS treatment centre. 30 Aug 2009
• Short- and long-term survival of patients transferred to a tertiary care center on temporary extracorporeal circulatory support. 30 Aug 2009
• Surveillance for the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus and seasonal influenza viruses - New Zealand, 2009. 26 Aug 2009
• The effectiveness of collaborative medicine reviews in delaying time to next hospitalization for patients with heart failure in the practice setting: results of a cohort study. 17 Aug 2009
• Using non-linear decomposition to explain the discriminatory effects of male-female differentials in access to care: a cardiac rehabilitation case study. 15 Aug 2009
• Optimizing screening and management of asymptomatic coronary artery disease in patients with stroke and patients with transient ischemic attack. 11 Aug 2009
• A multifaceted strategy for implementation of the Ottawa ankle rules in two emergency departments. 10 Aug 2009
• Quality of surveillance for stage I testis cancer in the community. Aug 2009
• The immediate impact of the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) trial on the management of stable angina. 30 Jul 2009
• Do some implant too many defibrillators or others too few? 30 Jul 2009
• Impact of a Bereavement and Donation Service incorporating mandatory 'required referral' on organ donation rates: a model for the implementation of the Organ Donation Taskforce's recommendations. 30 Jul 2009
• GPs' reasons for referral of patients with chest pain: a qualitative study. 29 Jul 2009
• Delayed recognition of initial stroke in children: need for increased awareness. 18 Jul 2009
• Factors associated with surgeon referral for physical therapy in patients with traumatic lower-extremity injury: results of a national survey of orthopedic trauma surgeons. 7 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Referral and Consultation'

Definition: The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.

Descriptor UI: D012017

Alternative terms: Referral and Consultation; Consultation and Referral; Gatekeepers, Health Service; Health Service Gatekeepers; Gatekeeper, Health Service; Health Service Gatekeeper; Second Opinion; Opinion, Second; Opinions, Second; Second Opinions; Referral; Referrals; Consultation; Consultations; Hospital Referral; Referrals, Hospital; Hospital Referrals; Referral, Hospital;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N04.452.758.849;

History Note: 68