Table 1.

Consultation descriptives

Primary Consult Issuea		# of Consultants
Advance Directives	5.0%	1	44.0%
Care Conference	6.3	2	40.3
Consent/Competence	27.7	3–4	15.7
End-of-Life Care	15.7
Family Disagreements	13.2	Length of Consult
Futility	22.6	30 min – 1.5 hrs	25.2%
Staff Relations	3.1	2 – 3.5 hrs	38.4
Transplantation Issues	0.6	4+ hrs	11.3
Utilization of Resources	5.7	Not Recorded	25.2

^aThe primary consult issue as identified by the original consultant; other issues are frequently present in a consult.