Prospective Tracking of Pediatric Urology Consults: Knowing is Half the Battle

摘要: Purpose: The planned clinical activity of pediatric urologists has been well described. However, little is known about nonscheduled work (eg consultation requests). We describe the unplanned at a high volume academic medical center.Materials and Methods: Demographic data regarding inpatient, operating room emergency department urology consults were prospectively entered into an internal database. Consults from July 2008 through June 2010 underwent retrospective chart abstraction to identify reasons for consultation. Bivariate multivariate statistics used evaluate 1) temporal trends in activity, 2) patient service specific factors associated with whether consult was billable (ie seen by attending physician within 24 hours).Results: During study period 665 obtained. Mean ± SD age 8.4 7.7 years. Nearly all (51%) or inpati...