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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2015 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2016 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2018 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2019 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2020 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2021 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2022 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in child placement after child abuse pediatrics consultation for suspected physical abuse. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Sep; 167:107608.
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Disparities in Treatment and Referral After an Opioid Overdose Among Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 07 01; 8(7):e2518569.
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Prenatal Genetic Consultation and Testing. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep 01; 68(3):425-431.
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A cluster randomized trial of a Multicomponent Clinical Care Pathway (MCCP) to improve MASLD diagnosis and management in primary care: study protocol. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 May 06; 25(1):645.
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Childhood Cancer Early Diagnosis and Appropriate Referral: An Educational Initiative of the?International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), in Collaboration With International Pediatric Association. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Jul; 72(7):e31702.
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Development and Evaluation of an Automated Multimodal Mobile Detection of Oral Cancer Imaging System to Aid in Risk-Based Management of Oral Mucosal Lesions. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2025 Apr 01; 18(4):197-207.
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Development of clinical practice guidelines and primary care referral pathways for management of otorhinolaryngological conditions in Pakistan. BMC Prim Care. 2025 Mar 05; 26(1):64.
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Intra-operative consultation: The benefits and optimization of asking for second surgical opinions. Surgeon. 2025 Apr; 23(2):114-119.
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Reimbursement for outside second opinion imaging interpretation: Experience at a quaternary care academic pediatric health system. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2025 Sep-Oct; 54(5):590-595.
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Standardized Note Template Expedites Completion of Consults for Surgical Fetal Anomalies. J Surg Res. 2025 Feb; 306:299-305.