On call paediatricians were not better than advice nurses for after hours medical advice in a general paediatric populationDoes telephone triage delay significant medical treatment Advice nurse service vs on-call pediatricians.

Lee TJ, Baraff LJ, Guzy J, et al. Does telephone triage delay significant medical treatment? Advice nurse service vs on-call pediatricians. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003;157:635–41.LeeTJBaraffLJGuzyJet alDoes telephone triage delay significant medical treatment Advice nurse service vs on-call pediatricians.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med2003157635-41Q In a general paediatrics population, is medical advice from on call paediatricians compared with that from advice nurses associated with (1) fewer parents or guardians seeking unadvised medical care, and (2) fewer parents or guardians obtaining unadvised significant care for their children?

For correspondence: Dr L J Baraff, Emergency Medicine Center, UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, CA, USA. [email protected]

Source of funding: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.