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Table 2 Odds of surgical consult request scheduled for appointment

From: A cohort study of a general surgery electronic consultation system: safety implications and impact on surgical yield

Covariate

Univariate Odds ratio

Adjusted Odds Ratio

Quality or severity of problem

0.50 (0.19–1.35)

0.48 (0.17–1.36)

Preconsult evaluation and or treatment

1.85 (0.47–11.21)

2.38 (0.45–12.48)

Co-morbidities

0.16 (0.31–1.21)

0.63 (0.31–1.28)

Temporality

0.72 (0.44–1.78)

0.86 (0.41–1.81)

Referring provider

 Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

reference

 Physician

0.58 (0.29–1.16)

0.66 (0.32–1.35)

Primary care clinica

 SFDPH

reference

 UCSF

0.95 (0.43–2.11)

1.09 (0.46–2.57)

 Independent

1.47 (0.37–3.48)

1.25 (0.49–3.20)

  1. a SFDPH San Francisco Department of Public Health, a UCSF University of California San Francisco