Furthermore, the two groups did not differ regarding the three key time intervals: time from onset of symptoms to presentation to provider, time from presentation to provider to diagnosis, and time from diagnosis to initiation of treatment (Table 2).
Three time intervals were calculated: time from date of first symptom to date of first presentation to provider, time from date of presentation to provider to date of diagnosis, and time from date of diagnosis to date of first treatment.
Time from initial symptoms to presentation to provider was longer in the younger patients (median days 23 vs. 7 for patients less than 65 vs. 65 and older, p = 0.0135).
"I am awaiting clearance to deliver a Grand Rounds – currently there are very few people authorized to deliver Grand Rounds". "[Need to] indicate what additional criteria need to be satisfied to permit course presentations to become providers of Grand Rounds".
Dissemination will include journal articles and presentations to policymakers, healthcare providers and researchers.
More recently, Hawkins [ 7] examined the prevalence of hyponatremia in 120,137 patients at initial presentation to healthcare providers in Singapore, and reported a range from 7.2% in the community care setting to as high as 28.2% for acute care hospitalized patients.
We also found no difference in the three key measures of timeliness of care (time from onset of symptoms to presentation to a provider, time from presentation to a provider to diagnosis, and time from diagnosis to initiation of treatment) between patients with and without Axis 1 MHC.
We only factored in one new patient visit based on presentation to one provider, whether oncologist, urologist, or primary care provider.
As early presentation to a provider for alcohol-related concerns is unlikely, it is important that providers are able to identify at-risk patients in order to provide appropriate advice.
However, we found that younger patients presented with more advanced cancer than older patients, and the time interval between the onset of symptoms and presentation to a provider was significantly longer in younger patients.
It is therefore necessary to improve the management and presentation of clinical data to providers.
