| Literature DB >> 6822631 |
R I Horwitz, C G Henes, S M Horwitz.
Abstract
To determine the clinical effects of internists' consultations to surgeons and other non-internists, we studied a random sample of 250 consultations provided by the Yale Medical Service to patients admitted on non-medical services during 1978-1979. We found that consultations changed or confirmed a diagnosis in 82% (205), and changed or confirmed a management plan in 69% (172). We also found that the diagnostic or management effects could be enhanced by several features of the way the consultation is performed: rapid response to the request for consultation; frequent follow-up notes by the consulting medical team; and detailed specifications of dosage and duration in recommendations for pharmacologic therapy.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID： 6822631 DOI： 10.1016/0021-9681(83)90096-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chronic Dis ISSN： 0021-9681