Journal article
Audit of enuresis referrals on the waiting list for a tertiary hospital outpatient clinic.
Carl Eiselen, Misel Trajanovska, Andrew Griffith, Tracey Phan, Sharon Goldfeld, Susan Gibb, Sebastian K King
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | Wiley | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.15582
Abstract
AIM: Enuresis, defined as intermittent incontinence occurring exclusively during sleep, affects 4-19% of children, but can be effectively treated using education and alarm-bell therapies. However, delays in treatment are likely to impact upon the quality of life of the child, parents and carers. Poor quality and incomplete referrals are thought to be a major driver of inefficiencies. The aim of this study was to explore characteristics of enuresis referrals on the waiting list for a general medicine clinic at a tertiary paediatric hospital. METHODS: An audit was conducted to examine all enuresis referrals on the general medicine outpatient clinic waiting list in February 2019 at The Royal ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction project was funded by The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation (2015-498). S Goldfeld is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellowship (APP1155290). SK King's position as an Academic Paediatric Surgeon is supported by The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation (2016-728). The authors thank the general practitioners that kindly participated in this study. This project would not have been possible without their participation.