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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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2017 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2019 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 2020 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2021 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2023 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Sociodemographic Patterns of Electroconvulsive Therapy Referral and Utilization in a Tertiary Health Care Facility. J ECT. 2026 Sep 01; 42(3):201-206.
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Improved Early Referral in Long-Term Survivor Care With Institutional Standardized Practice Among Childhood Leukemia Survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Sep; 73(9):e70461.
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Pediatric epilepsy surgery: Global survey of referral and presurgical evaluation practices. Epilepsia. 2026 Aug; 67(8):4008-4024.
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The creation of an international NORSE/FIRES virtual consultation forum. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2026 Oct; 59:101297.
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Embedding Palliative Care Clinicians in ALS Teams Improves ALS Clinicians' Confidence in Their Patient Management and Satisfaction With Palliative Care. Muscle Nerve. 2026 Aug; 74(2):427-432.
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Faecal haemoglobin-based referral and investigation prioritisation is associated with colorectal cancer-specific survival in symptomatic patients: a retrospective observational study. Br J Cancer. 2026 Jun; 134(11):1580-1591.
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Factors Associated With Child Protective Services Referrals in Young Children With Isolated Skull Fractures. Acad Pediatr. 2026 04; 26(3):103196.
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International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Consensus Statement on the Referral and Selection of Pediatric Lung Transplant Candidates. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Dec; 44(12):e133-e176.
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The Pakistan Palatal Fistula Difficulty Index (PPFDI): Development and Initial Validation of a Novel Scoring Index for Surgical Complexity and Referral Guidance. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 36(8):e1494-e1501.
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Changes in child placement after child abuse pediatrics consultation for suspected physical abuse. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 09; 167:107608.