Quality of referral of short children to the paediatric endocrinologist and impact of a fax communication system.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:In 2001, a chart review of children referred to the authors' endocrine clinic because of short stature revealed that many were referred with insufficient baseline data, had normal height velocity and were within genetic target height. Therefore, a two-way fax communication system was implemented between referring physicians and the authors' service before the first visit. Aspects that were assessed included whether this system increased the information accompanying the patient at referral, resulted in children with nonpathological shortness not being seen in the clinic, and was used differently by paediatricians and general practitioners. STUDY DESIGN:Between January and December 2006, 138 referrals for short stature, diagnosed with familial short stature, constitutional delay or idiopathic short stature, were audited (69 with and 69 without previous fax communication). Data collected included source of referral, clinical information provided, available growth measurements, and results from laboratory and imaging studies. RESULTS:Fax communication resulted in growth curves being provided more often (95.6% of cases versus 40.5% of cases without fax communication [P<0.001]) and more investigations being performed by the referring physician (median [range]: six [zero to 13] investigations versus one [zero to 11]; P<0.001), as well as a diagnosis of nonpathological short stature being given to 31 children based on the growth curve, laboratory and imaging results, without the children being seen in the endocrine clinic. Fax communication was also used more frequently by paediatricians (84%) than by general practitioners (15%). CONCLUSION:The fax communication system resulted in a more complete evaluation of referred patients by their physicians and reduced the number of unnecessary visits to the authors' specialty clinic while promoting medical education. HISTORIQUE ET OBJECTIFS:En 2001, un examen des dossiers d’enfants aiguillés vers la clinique d’endocrinologie des auteurs en raison de leur petite taille a révélé que bon nombre des aiguillages ne s’accompagnaient pas de données de base suffisantes et que les patients aiguillés présentaient une croissance normale et une taille qui respectait leur cible génétique. C’est pourquoi un système de communication bidirectionnelle par télécopieur a été mis sur pied entre les médecins traitants et le service d’endocrinologie avant le premier rendez-vous. Les auteurs ont évalué si le système permettait d’avoir plus d’information au sujet du patient lors de l’aiguillage, s’il évitait que les patients dont la petite taille n’était pas d’origine pathologique soient vus à la clinique et s’il était utilisé de manière différente par les pédiatres et les omnipraticiens. MÉTHODOLOGIE:De janvier à décembre 2006, les auteurs ont évalué 138 aiguillages en raison d’une petite taille, diagnostiquée comme une petite taille familiale, un retard constitutionnel ou une petite taille idiopathique (69 avec et 69 sans communication antérieure par télécopieur). Les données colligées incluaient la source de l’aiguillage, l’information clinique fournie, les mesures de croissance transmises et les résultats des études de laboratoire et d’imagerie. RÉSULTATS:La communication par télécopieur a permis d’obtenir plus souvent les courbes de croissance (95,6 % des cas plutôt que 40,5 % [P<0,001]) et de faire faire plus d’examens par le médecin traitant (médiane [plage] : six [zéro à 13] examens au lieu d’un [zéro à 11]; P<0,001), ainsi que de poser un diagnostic de petite taille non pathologique chez 38 enfants d’après la courbe de croissance et les résultats de laboratoire et d’imagerie, sans qu’ils soient vus à la clinique d’endocrinologie. Par ailleurs, la communication par télécopieur était plus utilisée par les pédiatres (84 %) que par les omnipraticiens (15 %). CONCLUSION:Le système de communication par télécopieur a donné lieu à une évaluation plus complète des patients aiguillés par leur médecin et réduit le nombre de rendez-vous inutiles à la clinique spécialisée des auteurs, tout en favorisant la formation médicale.

journal_name

Paediatr Child Health

authors

Chiniara L,Perry RJ,Van Vliet G,Huot C,Deal C

doi

10.1093/pch/18.10.533

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-12-01 00:00:00

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533-7

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10

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1205-7088

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1918-1485

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18

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