Barnes P K, Hoile R W
Br Med J. 1969 Nov 15;4(5680):424-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5680.424.
Letters of referral accompanied 166 out of 188 emergency admissions to a general medical unit over a four-month period. Of these, 129 contained useful information concerning past medical history, emergency treatment given, drugs taken, and provisional diagnosis. It is suggested that general practitioners should adopt some format based on essential criteria when writing letters of referral, so that important information is not overlooked.
在四个月的时间里,188例入住普通内科病房的急诊患者中有166例附有转诊信。其中,129封包含了有关既往病史、所接受的急诊治疗、所服用药物以及初步诊断的有用信息。建议全科医生在撰写转诊信时应采用基于基本标准的某种格式,以免重要信息被遗漏。