Table 3 Number of organisational issues by place of consult, patient’s primary diagnosis, reason for consult and primary consult activity

	N	Median
Place of consult
Medical floor	10	2.5
Paediatric ICU	25	3
Neonatal ICU	21	2
Surgical floor	1	5
Psychiatric unit	0	0
Haematology–oncology ward	5	2
Rehabilitation unit	0	0
Outpatient	8	1.5
Unknown	1	0
Total	71	2
Patient’s primary diagnosis
Malignancy	13	2
Neurological disease	10	3.5
Cardiovascular disease	10	2
Multisystem organ failure	7	2
Pulmonary disease	6	3.5
Development/genetic disease	12	2
Gastrointestinal disease	7	2
Renal disease	5	2
Trauma/injury	1	4
Total	71	2
Reason for consult
Confidentiality/privacy	1	3
Resource allocation	4	3
Identification of decision-maker	5	2
Informed consent/parental permission	6	1.5
Assent/dissent	3	3
Disclosure of results/information	2	3
Cultural consideration	6	2
Legal issues	6	1.5
Religious beliefs	11	2
Community considerations	6	2
End-of-life care	44	3
Treatment decisions	22	2
Total	71	2
Primary consult activity
Conflict mediation	27	3
Other	44	2
Total	71	2