 Referral and Consultation
"Referral and Consultation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 ID |
D012017
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.758.849
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| Concept/Terms |
Second Opinion- Second Opinion
- Opinion, Second
- Opinions, Second
- Second Opinions
Hospital Referral- Hospital Referral
- Referral, Hospital
- Referrals, Hospital
- Hospital Referrals
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| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2002 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2003 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2005 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2006 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2007 | 3 | 10 | 13 | | 2008 | 8 | 11 | 19 | | 2009 | 3 | 13 | 16 | | 2010 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | 2011 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2012 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 2013 | 7 | 18 | 25 | | 2014 | 16 | 17 | 33 | | 2015 | 19 | 11 | 30 | | 2016 | 10 | 16 | 26 | | 2017 | 15 | 18 | 33 | | 2018 | 16 | 12 | 28 | | 2019 | 8 | 20 | 28 | | 2020 | 9 | 29 | 38 | | 2021 | 10 | 31 | 41 | | 2022 | 2 | 33 | 35 | | 2023 | 4 | 20 | 24 | | 2024 | 15 | 18 | 33 | | 2025 | 18 | 11 | 29 | | 2026 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Terasaki D, Hoffman KM. Podiatry Residents on an Inpatient Addiction Consult Service. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2026 Apr 21; 116(2).
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Lewis AA, Israel TL, Seitz KP, Driver BE, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Trent SA, Russell DW, Prekker ME, Robinson AE, Palakshappa JA, Gaillard JP, Stewart LJ, Beach LL, Lloyd BD, DeMasi SC, Hays MA, Withers C, Sullivan AE, Lyle C, Whitson MR, Gould B, Rice TW, Self WH, Han JH, Semler MW, Casey JD. Community consultation and public disclosure for the Randomized Trial of Sedative Choice for Intubation. Trials. 2026 Apr 10; 27(1).
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Van der Merwe S, Mentoor I, Mould-Millman NK, Verster J. The final referral: A 1-year retrospective review of death referrals through the lens of forensics. S Afr Med J. 2026 Mar 31; 116(3):e3644.
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Faseh L, Fruhling P, Taflin H, Lundmark Rystedt J, Williamsson C, Hemmingsson O, Björnsson B, Gerling M, Sparrelid E, Sandström P, Hasselgren K, Engstrand J. Real-world management of patients with simultaneously diagnosed synchronous liver and lung metastatic colorectal cancer - a national cohort study. Acta Oncol. 2026 Mar 12; 65:201-212.
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Mundo W, Clark M, Picazo JG, Portz JD, Goldberg EM. ALERT-ED: Awareness and Linkage to Resources for At-Risk Emergency Department Patients: Interviews with Older Patients, Caregivers, and Nurses. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 03; 33(3):e70261.
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Eschbach K, Silveira L, Spelbrink EM, Wirrell E, Bhatia S, Bearden DJ, Ludwig NN. Neuropsychological referral practices in early life epilepsy (ELE): A survey of the pediatric epilepsy research Consortium. Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Apr; 177:110934.
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Berl MM, Wagner J, Caraway A, Loblein H, Novotny EJ, Patrick K, Ostendorf AP, Alexander AL, Eschbach KL, Depositario-Cabacar DF, Vu TA, Oluigbo C, Karia SR, Karakas C, Wong-Kisiel LC, Romanowski EF, McNamara NA, Bolton J, Ailion A, Tatachar P, Pichon PD, Shrey DW, Singh RK, Coryell J, Lin JJ, Koop J, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Auguste K, Bernardo D, Ciliberto MA, Reddy SB, Ganesh A, Arredondo K, Grinspan Z, Nangia S, Samanta D, Marashly A, Armstrong D, Perry MS. Disparities across the pediatric epilepsy surgery journey: Referral, recommendation, and completion from a national consortium. Epilepsia. 2026 Apr; 67(4):1601-1613.
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Vlasic K, Mwakyembe T, Sakita F, Fleming I, Lewis G, Nkini G, Mmary N, Marandu D, Fino N, Holiday J, Watt MH, Staton CA, Keating EM, Mmbaga BM. A Characterization of Pediatric Burn Injury Patients Presenting to a Zonal Referral Hospital in Northern Tanzania. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Jan 06; 47(1):390-402.
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Brady S, Sakita F, Taddie M, VanDerslice JA, Nkini G, Kozhumam A, Nickenig Vissoci JR, Staton C, Mmbaga BT, Keating E. The effects of time and distance to definitive care on morbidity and mortality in pediatric injury patients in Northern Tanzania. J Trop Pediatr. 2026 Jan 02; 72(1).
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Goldberg EM, Keene S, Bounds M, Resnik L, Berry SD, Roberts S, Leroux A, Gomez-Picazo J, Magdaleno M, Nelson A, Mor V, Merchant RC. Emergency Department Visit Outcomes of a Multicenter Randomized Trial of a Fall Prevention Intervention. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 01; 33(1):e70228.
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