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 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2018 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2019 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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An evaluation of an inpatient opioid use disorder consult service elective for medical trainees. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Oct 02; 25(1):1347.
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Delphi Consensus Revealing the Thoughts of Pain Management and Referral Specialties on the Use of SCS for Chronic Back Pain Patients Not Suitable for Spine Surgery. Pain Pract. 2025 Sep; 25(7):e70069.
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Assessing Change in Medical Management of Early Pregnancy Loss before and after Implementation of a Learning Collaborative for Initiation of Mifepristone Use. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Sep; 29(9):1318-1325.
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Patient Referral and Education Program Prior to Renal Replacement Therapy (PREP-RRT): A Pilot Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Jan; 41(1):111-118.
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Screening at the scope: enhancing the role of pathologists in diagnosing gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes. Virchows Arch. 2025 Dec; 487(6):1213-1222.
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Impact of Peer Referral on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence and Persistence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Cohort Study in China. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jun; 29(6):1831-1840.
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Differences in Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation During the Terminal Admission for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Patients. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Dec; 42(12):1221-1228.
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Characterization and Targeting of the Main Drivers of Elective Imaging Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study Applying Conjoint Analysis. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 May; 22(5):521-529.
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Surgeon Perspectives on Palliative Care: Are We the Barrier to Better Care? J Clin Ethics. 2025; 36(3):279-285.
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Psychosocial predictors of adolescent depression and mental health referral in an urban mobile medical unit programme. J Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2025 Oct; 36(1):124-142.