| Contribution of consultants to care of compromised pregnancies. | |
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PMID: 8776065 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Obstetricians often seek consultative services of other specialists in the management of compromised pregnancies. However, the extent of such consultations and the contribution of these consultants have not been addressed in the literature. This study is addresses the contribution of consultants to the care of complicated pregnancies at a tertiary care center. During the 2 1/2 years of this retrospective study, 2263 antepartum admissions were made for pregnancy complications. One hundred sixty-six of those patients were hospitalized 176 times and were treated by one or more consulting physicians for a consultation rate of 7.8%. Eighteen specialties were consulted, including 54 (32%) consultations from maternal fetal medicine, 44 (24%) from internal medicine, 28 (16%) from general surgery, and 22 (12%) from endocrinology. Of the initial admission diagnoses, 87.9% were confirmed and 46 new diagnoses were made by the consultants. A significant positive correlation was noted between the number of consultants, maternal length of hospital stay, and maternal hospitalization cost. |
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Authors:
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J S Bird; M M Taslimi; A R Gonzales; M Duggan |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the National Medical Association Volume: 88 ISSN: 0027-9684 ISO Abbreviation: J Natl Med Assoc Publication Date: 1996 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-12-06 Completed Date: 1996-12-06 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503090 Medline TA: J Natl Med Assoc Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 97-100 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA. |
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Adult Female Hospital Charges Humans Length of Stay Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications* / diagnosis Referral and Consultation* / economics Retrospective Studies |
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