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Medicine departments at many academic institutions have created Medicine Consult Services that provide consultative and perioperative care in the hospital. At some institutions consult services are engaged in both pre- and postoperative care, providing continuity for patients. At other institutions, solely preoperative evaluations and recommendations are provided for surgeons to incorporate into their care. In yet another model, consultations are available only postoperatively. Newer models have included comanagement agreements for certain situations, most commonly with orthopedic or neurosurgical colleagues.
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Thompson, R.E., Hamlin, N.P. (2013). Styles of Medical Consultation. In: Wong, C., Hamlin, N. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3220-3_2
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