Results
A total of 150 patients were included in the analysis (75 telephone, 75
face-to-face). There were 71 (47%) females and 79 (53%) males. Mean
age was 55 years (range 19-91). Mean waiting time from referral to
review was 12 months (range 0-24). Patient characteristics of the two
cohorts are summarised in table 1. The outcomes between the two cohorts
are compared in table 2.