BMC Palliative CareBackground Specialist palliative care teams (SPCTs) have significant benefits for patients with advanced disease or frailty, including improved quality of life, greater satisfaction with care, and less potentially inappropriate care at the end of life ...
N. van Velzen +8 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2021 Background To investigate the value of audio-recordings in aiding patient understanding and recall of preoperative breast reconstruction information. Methods This was a prospective cohort study.
Josipa Petric +3 more
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Referral of adults with obstructive sleep apnea for surgical consultation: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment [PDF]
, 2021 David T. Kent +8 more
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Status of Interchange of Medical Imaging in Korea: A Questionnaire Survey of Physicians
대한영상의학회지, 2018 The purpose of this study was to summarize the results of a survey for physicians with specialties other than radiology about imaging studies of patients referred from other institutions.
Moon Hyung Choi +8 more
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Assessment of the interdisciplinary collaboration between the periodontology and restorative dentistry departments, according to the consultation notes [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral EpidemiologyBackground: This study aims to evaluate the interdisciplinary consultation patterns between the Departments of Periodontology (DP) and Restorative Dentistry (DR) by retrospectively analyzing structured consultation request forms. The primary objective is
Fehime Alkan Aygor +2 more
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Referral and Consultation Communication Between Primary Care and Specialist Physicians [PDF]
Archives of Internal Medicine, 2011 Communication between primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists regarding referrals and consultations is often inadequate, with negative consequences for patients. We examined PCPs' and specialists' perceptions of communication regarding referrals and consultations. We then identified practice characteristics associated with reported communication.
Ann S, O'Malley, James D, Reschovsky
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Demographic Differences Among US Department of Veterans Affairs Patients Referred for Genetic Consultation to a Centralized VA Telehealth Program, VA Medical Centers, or the Community [PDF]
, 2022 Maren T. Scheuner +11 more
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Sleep Disturbance in Cancer Patients Referred to an Ambulatory Integrative Oncology Consultation [PDF]
, 2021 Santhosshi Narayanan +7 more
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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2019 Introduction: Dermatological diseases constitute 5-8% of all emergency department (ED) visits. However, little is known about these patients. The aim of this study is to determine the epidemiologic characteristics of patients admitted to ED with ...
Deniz Kilic +4 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2012 Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing in prevalence world-wide with the largest growth being in the elderly. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of CKD in a geriatric outpatient clinic within a tertiary hospital and its ...
Boudville Neil +2 more
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