Commentary: Implementation of a pediatric interventional consult service is more than just a good idea.

Workflow optimization may result in the provider seeing the patient subsequent to the APP, and completing some aspects of the consult documentation, but this still alleviates much workload for the provider, particularly for same day consult services. In addition, reviewing the documentation and relevant imaging with the APP and performing a brief patient evaluation provide for a more comprehensive less hurried evaluation by the provider, and in my opinion a safer patient experience. As pediatric interventional radiology (IR) practice has grown and become a much needed resource in most pediatric hospital systems, the need for a dedicated pediatric IR consult service has also evolved. [Extracted from the article]