Objective To explore the whole constructive conception and organization structure strategy of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) for colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods Combined the characteristics of large public hospital, with recognized treatment pathway in MDT for CRC and the way of medical project construction, MDT for CRC project team summarized a system of MDT for CRC of West China Hospital (MDT-CRC-WCH) by own characteristics and subject feature. Results MDT for CRC summarized the 5 basic characteristics about profession, classification, interaction, optimization and fast. The project has the core competencies: system new operation types for colorectal cancer and volunteer culture. By the matrix organization structure, MDT set the main departments: database team, follow-up team, nursing team and public team. Conclusion With effective MDT whole construction and suitable organization structure, MDT will develop in long time.
Objective To discuss the strategies for building the framework of team culture of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) for colorectal cancer. Methods By comprehending the traditional concept of volunteer and probing into the value of traditional team culture, combining the needs of MDT for colorectal cancer, build appropriate team culture and core idea of MDT for colorectal cancer. Results Confirm that building of volunteers groups and the volunteers culture is the core of the team culture of MDT for colorectal cancer. Analyze characters of volunteers groups and the operation strategies, and find the way of maintaining the volunteers culture. Conclusion With the development of volunteers groups and increased participants, the team culture of MDT for colorectal cancer will show more sociality and extent. And it is also the important idea and direction for development in future. As team culture, organization structure and personnel structure supplements each other, adjusting and perfecting the team culture in practice continually is a long-term work for MDT.
The national policy on high-quality development of hospitals proposes to strengthen information technology support and actively promote the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) model. How to use the “Internet Plus” technology and operation mode to promote MDT communication and improve the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment in the digital and intelligent information age is a direction worthy of attention and research. This paper systematically reviews the current development status of MDT informatization construction at home and abroad. Based on the current challenges and opportunities, it makes prospects for the future development of MDT informatization construction from the aspects of strengthening the digital and intelligent support of MDT operation, connecting MDT “information silos”, and deepening the construction of MDT supervision and effect evaluation system, etc.
Objective To explore the clinical effect of neo-adjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy combined with operation on colorectal cancer patients in the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Methods The data were collected retrospectively from January to December in 2007. The patients were classified as non-adjuvant chemotherapy group and adjuvant chemotherapy group according to the treatment strategy. Non-adjuvant chemotherapy group had accepted only surgery followed by preoperative neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy group had taken postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and operation. The clinical effect of two groups were compared. Results Totally 789 patients were treated among 2007, and 195 patients who were firstly diagnosed as colorectal cancer were included, and there were 109 males and 86 females, 59 colonic cancers and 136 rectal cancers. Average age was 59.98 years old. All of the included patients were followed up for 5-17 months. Three cases missed, no recurrence and no death happened. The baseline between non-adjuvant chemotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy group was nearly same. There were no differences between two groups about the internal medicine complications, the cancer related obstruction, preoperative transfusion or not (P＞0.05). Whether the patients were transfused or not during the procedure and Dukes stage were significantly different between two groups(P＜0.05), while the other surgical and pathological index didnt show any statistical significance (P＞0.05). After operation, more patients in non-adjuvant chemotherapy group had accepted transfusion (P＜0.05). However, the postoperative rehabilitative indexes during hospitalization were not different between two groups. And the differences about the postoperative complications and defecation were not significant (P＞0.05). The values of CEA and CA19-9 were greatly different between two groups in the 1st and 3rd month follow-up. Conclusion The strategy of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy/operation/adjuvant chemotherapy didnt affect the rehabilitation and increase the risk of complications, however, more researches were necessary to prove whether the clinical effect were improved or not.
Objective To build a systematic, comprehensive, high efficient and maneuverable follow-up system in multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Methods Comparing with abroad follow-up practical management, the advantages and disadvantages were analyzed by using multiple follow-up forms and the construct of staffs to guide and evaluate the postoperative patients in colorectal carcinoma at the beginning of follow up system. Results Follow-up system was made rationalized, and an effective follow-up model was built up to extend in MDT. Conclusion Following up the present situation with patients of colorectal cancer in this country, the correct direction which is based on current follow-up system would be put out. That would be the important study to improve the medical treatment in next stage.
Multi-disciplinary team（MDT） is a best model to provide the optimal diagnosis and treatment strategy for difficult and complex diseases. It is of great significance to promote the MDT diagnosis and treatment mode for improving the quality of outpatient medical service. This paper briefly introduces the origin, concept and application of MDT at home and abroad, and puts forward the directions that should be paid attention to and solved according to the problems existing in China, including promoting MDT vigorously and creating a good MDT culture. At the same time, we should continue to improve the outpatient MDT management system, develop suitable management plan, management system, workflow, quality control system, performance evaluation system for the hospital, build multi-disciplinary network information platform and establish monitoring mechanisms.
Objective To determine the influence of combinative assessment of 64 multi-slice spiral computer tomography (MSCT) and serum amyloid A protein (SAA) on the selection of operative procedures of upper rectal cancer in multi-disciplinary team. Methods Prospectively enrolled 110 patients, who were diagnosed definitely as upper rectal cancer (distance of tumor to the dentate line gt;7 cm) at West China Hospital of Sichuan University from August 2007 to October 2008, randomly assigned into two groups. In one group named MSCT+SAA group, both MSCT and SAA combinative assessment were made for the preoperative evaluation. In another group named MSCT group, only MSCT was made preoperatively. Then, the pooled data were analyzed for the correlative relationship between the choice of surgery strategy and clinicopathologic factors. Furthermore, the preoperative staging and predicted operative procedures were compared with postoperative pathologic staging and practical operative procedures, respectively. Results According to the criteria, 106 patients with upper rectal cancer were randomly assigned into MSCT+SAA group (n=52) and MSCT group (n=54). The baseline characteristics of two groups were statistically identical. When analyzing the proportion of multiple clinicopathologic factors in different operative procedures of upper rectal cancer, there were statistical differences in the preoperative N staging (P=0.003), M staging (P=0.022), TNM staging (P=0.003), serum level of SAA (P=0.005) and general category of tumor (P=0.027). For MSCT+SAA group the accuracies of preoperative staging T, N, M and TNM were 84.6%, 86.5%, 100% and 86.5%, respectively; For MSCT group the corresponding rates were 83.3%, 2.9%, 100% and 64.8%, respectively. There were statistically significant differences accuracies of preoperative N staging and TNM staging (P=0.005, P=0.009, respectively) in two groups. There was a statistically significant difference of the accuracy of prediction to operative procedures in two groups (96.2% vs. 81.5%, P=0.017). Conclusion Combinative assessment of 64 MSCT and SAA could improve the accuracy of preoperative staging, and thus provide higher predictive coincidence rate to operative procedures for surgeon.
Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) is a leading diagnosis and treatment model widely respected in modern international medical field, which plays an important role in clarifying disease diagnosis, determining treatment direction, and reducing patient time and labor cost. In recent years, China has issued relevant policies to encourage hospitals to vigorously develop MDT. West China Hospital of Sichuan University established a MDT clinic in 2013. Through continuous innovation and bold breakthrough in terms of experience accumulation, clinical resource integration, disciplinary collaboration and other aspects, the hospital breaks the barriers of MDT, timely helps complex severe diseases patients to solve the diagnosis and treatment needs, provides patients with the best personalized treatment plan, and continuously improves the medical experience of patients. Therefore, this article introduces and summarizes the implementation process and experience of MDT outpatient clinic in West China Hospital of Sichuan University.
Objective To discuss the influence of the progress and result in rectal cancer operation through application of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Methods The patients treated in MDT model and non-MDT model between June to September 2007 were respectively analyzed, and the index about pathologic change, histologic transform and operative result between the two groups were compared.Results In the index of pathologic change, the incidence of abdominal adherence (13.5%, 7/52), ascites (7.7%, 4/52) and latent malignant intestinal obstruction (5.8%, 3/52) in MDT model group were obviously less than non-MDT model group (P=0.000). In the index of histologic transform, texture of mesentery in MDT model group was more fragile than non-MDT model group (P=0.000). The incidence of edema of pelvic tissues in MDT model group were more than non-MDT model group (P=0.000). However, the differences between the incidence of edema of pelvic peritoneum and adherence of mesorectum in two groups were insignificant (Pgt;0.05). In the index of operative results, the operative duration and intra-operative bleeding in MDT model group were less than non-MDT model group (P=0.000). And the protection of pelvic autonomic nerve in MDT model group was better than non-MDT model group (P=0.000). Meanwhile, accuracy rate in prediction of radical resection with anus-preserving in both groups were in high level (92.3% vs 76.2%). Conclusion Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy has certain influence in rectal cancer operation, but the successful operations are performed by standard and correct procedures. Therefore, optimizing combined therapy in MDT model and constructing preoperative evaluation system with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, would be the next important focus.
Objective To discuss the performance of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) of colorectal cancer treatment within West China Hospital in Sichuan University. Methods To compare the therapeutic effect between groups of MDT model and non-MDT model by retrospectively analyzing the data of patients who diagnosed colorectal cancer and accepted in-hospital therapy during December 2006 and May 2007. Results The in-hospital days of the MDT model group during the perioperative period and in the surgical ward were less than that of the non-MDT model group ( Plt; 0. 05) , but there was no significant difference between the two groups about the total hospitalization time. And the MDT model group had a higher rate of cancer resection ( P lt; 0. 05) . Although the incidence of anastomotic leakage and bleeding as early postoperative complications didn’t show any variations between the two groups , the non-MDT model groupencountered more early postoperative ileus ( Plt; 0. 05) . During the 5－ 10 months follow-up , there came out less cancer recurrence rate in the MDT model group than the other ( P lt; 0. 05) . And the morbidity of anastomotic stricture and ileus didn’t show any statistical difference between the two groups. Conclusion The combined-therapy st rategy ofcolorectal cancer has showed a priority to routine ways , not only the more reasonable time arrangement for therapy , but also the more satisfied surgical outcomes. However , the factors correlated to the efficacy of the MDT model are not clear ; the MDT model still needs to be improved that a morereasonable and effective perioperative MDT model may come t rue.
