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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N04.452.758.849
Concept/Terms	Referral and Consultation Referral and Consultation Consultation and Referral Gatekeepers, Health Service Gatekeepers, Health Service Health Service Gatekeepers Gatekeeper, Health Service Health Service Gatekeeper Referral Referral Referrals Second Opinion Second Opinion Opinion, Second Opinions, Second Second Opinions Consultation Consultation Consultations Hospital Referral Hospital Referral Referral, Hospital Referrals, Hospital Hospital Referrals

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Referral and Consultation".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Professional Practice [N04.452.758]
Referral and Consultation [N04.452.758.849]

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Bar chart showing 326 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	1	2
1999	0	3	3
2000	0	3	3
2001	3	3	6
2002	0	3	3
2003	2	5	7
2004	4	3	7
2005	0	4	4
2006	3	6	9
2007	2	4	6
2008	5	5	10
2009	4	8	12
2010	1	1	2
2011	9	4	13
2012	7	4	11
2013	6	7	13
2014	9	7	16
2015	6	6	12
2016	6	11	17
2017	8	7	15
2018	9	8	17
2019	12	14	26
2020	10	17	27
2021	2	15	17
2022	2	14	16
2023	1	6	7
2024	8	7	15
2025	10	5	15
2026	8	5	13

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McGraw MD, DeBoer E, Weinman JP, Deutsch GH, Pogoriler J, Parenti MB, Kurland G, Blatter J, Casey AM, Deterding RR, Fiorino EK, Young LR, Barnes H, Balasubramaniam V, Brennan SK, Charoenpong P, Craven D, Dell S, Epaud R, Fishman MP, Gettys A, Goldfarb S, Gower WA, Ha DM, Hagood JS, Hamvas A, Jaffe A, Kennedy JC, Krivchenia K, Liptzin DR, Nathan N, Nevel RJ, Ocasio-Ramirez V, Pryhuber G, Raby BA, Sadreameli SC, Teper A, Vargas SO, Vece TJ, Iyer NP, Nogee LM, Wambach JA. An update to the classification, evaluation, and management of childhood interstitial lung disease in infancy: an official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Oct 01; 212(10):2308-2337.

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Garg A, Brochier A, Torres A, BarahonaPaz K, Drainoni ML, Shone LP, Fiks AG, Scheindlin B, Tripodis Y, Griffith M, Tyrrell H, Joiner T, Macario E, Ayturk D, Stockwell MS, Serwint JR. A Social Care Intervention in Pediatric Practices: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Trial. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 01; 158(2).

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Kim JS, Lee WT, Keam B, Sim JA, Yoo SH. Association between the timing of palliative care consultation and end-of-life outcomes in patients with cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2026 Jul 10; 34(8).

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Costigan AD, Reznek MA, Macnow TE, Canellas MM, Sanseverino AM, Davis-Martin R, Slocum C, Kan VL, O'Connor LC. DASA score performance for predicting safety interventions among patients with and without emergency behavioral health consultation need: A cross-sectional study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2026 Jul-Aug; 101:152-158.

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Chung J, Langlois A, Burger T, Chin DL. Referral and utilization patterns for home-based palliative care services among older adults. BMC Palliat Care. 2026 Jun 11; 25(1).

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Ball A, Lee CM, Tripp P, Sarvet B, Congdon J. Substance Use Services at Child Psychiatry Access Programs. J Adolesc Health. 2026 Aug; 79(2):282-285.

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Sim JA, Yu J, Bae J, Seo JW, Kim JH, Yoo SH, Keam B. Temporal association of palliative care consultation with the trajectory of broad-spectrum antibiotic use at the end of life in advanced cancer: A nationwide linked cohort study. Int J Infect Dis. 2026 Aug; 169:108779.

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Kim HJ, Sim JA, Lee SY, Yoo SH. Association between palliative care consultation and care transition outcomes among hospitalized advanced cancer patients. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 May 09; 10(3).

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DeJong C, Haywood C, Erban J, Cichon A, Pack QR, Lindenauer PK, Lagu T. "It Was a Blur": A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Patients With Heart Failure. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2026 Sep 01; 46(5):355-365.

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Kim HJ, Sim JA, Yoo SH. Opioid prescribing patterns at the end of life in an asian advanced cancer cohort: differences by palliative care consultation status. Support Care Cancer. 2026 Mar 30; 34(4).

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