Consultation

Patients receiving infectious diseases consultation over the past decade were increasingly complex, generally sicker and more likely to die soon after a consultation was performed.

A comprehensive examination and consultation are crucial to ensure optimal results while avoiding unintended consequences when addressing the periorbital region.

Use of a palliative care screening tool within 24 hours of ICU admission vs. traditional consultative methods helped identify more patients in need of this type of care, according to results published in Critical Care Nurse.

Sikander Ailawadhi, MD, discusses how awareness of multiple myeloma can improve among patients, providers and the general public.

More older patients with COPD, dementia or kidney failure had a palliative care consultation shortly after admission through a default ordering system vs. usual care, according to study results published in JAMA.

In-office procedures are an integral part of modern dry eye disease management for general practices and specialty clinics alike.

An infectious disease consultation within 3 1/2 days of a diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia was shown in a study to increase adherence to quality care indicators and decrease hospital stays compared with a later consultation.

A survey revealed significant differences in the perception of telemedicine between infectious disease consultants and referring providers after Yale-New Haven Hospital began using remote consultation last year because of the pandemic.

A recent study demonstrated the safety and efficiency of drive-through testing for COVID-19. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.

Infectious disease consultation was associated with a 59% reduction in mortality among patients hospitalized with candidemia, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.