OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of establishing a temporary trauma team led by trauma experts in primary hospitals for disaster medical rescue. METHODS: In the coal mine flooding accident in Xiaoyi City, Shanxi Province on December 15, 2021, according to the local emergency plan and the characteristics of the accident, the trauma experts trained the medical staff from the local primary hospital on advanced trauma life support (ATLS) and damage control surgery (DCS) in the short time interval between the occurrence of the mine disaster and the admission of medical staff to the disaster scene. A temporary trauma team composed of trauma experts, ATLS team, and DCS team was formed to provide early diagnosis and treatment for survivors before and in the hospital. RESULTS: The miners were found on the 36th hour of the disaster. All 22 miners were male, and 2 died underground. Another 20 people were rescued 39－43 hours after the disaster, with a median age of 48 years (34-57 years). All the survivors suffered from hypothermia, dehydration, maceration of feet and other injuries. There were 18 cases of acute inhalation tracheobronchitis, 14 cases of electrolyte acid-base disturbance, 6 cases of trunk contusion, 1 case of psoas major hematoma, and 1 case of lower extremity hematoma. Deep vein thrombosis was in 4 cases. The ATLS team focused on injury assessment, rewarming and rehydration within 50－60 minutes before admission, and completed auxiliary examinations within 2 hours after admission to clarify the diagnosis. The DCS team evaluated 6 patients with mechanical blunt trunk injury and excluded the indication of emergency surgery. The trauma experts conducted the whole process of supervision and quality control of disaster rescue. The positive rate of capillary refill test in the all survivors at the third hour of admission was significantly lower than that immediately after being rescued (75.0% vs. 15.0%, P=0.000 3), and they were discharged 4－7 days after admission. CONCLUSION Under the leadership of trauma experts and relying on the medical staff of primary hospitals, it is feasible to establish and train a temporary trauma team with ATLS and DCS functions to participate in the medical rescue of disasters, which is in line with the current national conditions of China.
Humans ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Rescue Work/organization & administration* ; China ; Disasters ; Patient Care Team/organization & administration* ; Wounds and Injuries/therapy* ; Advanced Trauma Life Support Care/organization & administration* ; Disaster Planning/organization & administration* ; Emergency Medical Services/organization & administration*

Humans ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology* ; Female ; Patient Care Team ; Consensus ; China ; Neoplasm Staging ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Quality of Life ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/therapy* ; East Asian People

Objective: To explore possible associations of a multidisciplinary team approach compared to a non-multidisciplinary team approach on delay and completion of treatment of head and neck cancer patients. Methods: Design: Historical Cohort Study Setting: Tertiary Private Training Hospital Participants: A total of 240 records of head and neck cancer patients from January 2016 and December 2018 were included in the study; 117 underwent a multidisciplinary team approach and 123 underwent a non- multidisciplinary team approach. Results: Only 24.79% of head and neck cancer patients under the multidisciplinary team approach had treatment delays compared to 37.40% under the non-multidisciplinary team approach. The proportion of treatment delays was significantly higher (χ2 = 4.44, p = .035) with the non-multidisciplinary team approach. Comparative treatment completion of 77.78% and 69.11% under the multidisciplinary and non-multidisciplinary team approaches, respectively, were not significantly different (χ2 = 2.31, p = .129). Conclusion The multidisciplinary approach might be associated with decreased delay in treatment among patients with head and neck cancer compared to the non-multidisciplinary team approach. A possible trend toward better treatment completion rate was also observed, but it did not reach statistical significance.
patient care team ; head and neck neoplasms ; time-to-treatment ; appointment and schedules ; neoplasm staging

Humans ; Glycogen Storage Disease Type II/therapy* ; Patient Care Team

Acute Disease ; China ; Consensus ; Humans ; Patient Care Team ; Pulmonary Embolism/drug therapy*

Although there are many treatment options for patients with stage Ⅳ primary lung cancer, the problems in the diagnosis and treatment process may involve multiple systems and organs due to their complex condition and heterogeneity. Therefore, cooperation between different disciplines is often required in the process of clinical practice. Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) refers to a fixed working group composed of more than two related disciplines, which puts forward the best treatment strategy for individual patient in the form of regular consultation for a certain system disease, and then the related disciplines implement the treatment strategy alone or jointly. MDT is widely used for disease diagnosis and treatment, and especially suitable for cancer patients. MDT has become a standard procedure for cancer treatment worldwide, including stage Ⅳ primary lung cancer. In order to promote the healthy development of MDT and generally improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of stage Ⅳ primary lung cancer in China, Chinese Association for Clinical Oncologists and Medical Oncology Branch of Chinese International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medical and Healthcare co-organized the national experts committee to formulate "Clinical practice guideline for multi-disciplinary team diagnosis and treatment of stage Ⅳ primary lung cancer in China" .
China ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/therapy* ; Neoplasm Staging ; Patient Care Team ; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Intra-abdominal infections(IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and complications, which usually need multidisciplinary management including surgeons, intensivists, infectious disease experts, microbiologists, and clinical pharmacists. Based on international and domestic guidelines and recent advances, a number of experts' statements of consensus, with a problem-oriented approach, were made on the cornerstones of effective treatment of IAIs such as early recognition, etiology identification, adequate source control, and appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Main recommendations include concepts of intra-abdominal infection, pathoqen diagnosis precautions; surgical intervention principles and strategies of specific causes including acute appendicitis, upper gastrointestinal perforation, lower gastrointestinal perforation, acute biliary infection, liver abscess, severe acute pancreatitis, pancreatic fistula, biliary fistula, anastomotic leakage, gastrointestinal perforation, as well as perforation due to endoscopic procedure etc.; principles of antimicrobial therapy, dosage of antibiotics in specific population and pathophysiological state; and systematic support of severe infection such as early resuscitation and nutrition support.
Combined Modality Therapy ; Consensus ; Humans ; Intraabdominal Infections/therapy* ; Patient Care Team

The liver is the most common anatomical site for hematogenous metastases of colorectal cancer, and colorectal liver metastasis is one of the most difficult and challenging situations in the treatment of colorectal cancer. In order to improve the diagnosis and comprehensive treatment in China, the Guidelines have been edited and revised for several times since 2008, including the overall evaluation, personalized treatment goals and comprehensive treatments, to prevent the occurrence of liver metastases, improve the resection rate of liver metastases and survival. The revised Guideline version 2020 includes the diagnosis and follow-up, prevention, multidisciplinary team (MDT), surgery and local ablative treatment, neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy, and comprehensive treatment, with state-of-the-art experience and findings, detailed content, and strong operability.
China ; Colorectal Neoplasms/therapy* ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/therapy* ; Patient Care Team

Outbreak of COVID-19 is ongoing all over the world. Spine trauma is one of the most common types of trauma and will probably be encountered during the fight against COVID-19 and resumption of work and production. Patients with unstable spine fractures or continuous deterioration of neurological function require emergency surgery. The COVID-19 epidemic has brought tremendous challenges to the diagnosis and treatment of such patients. To coordinate the diagnosis and treatment of infectious disease prevention and spine trauma so as to formulate a rigorous diagnosis and treatment plan and to reduce the disability and mortality of the disease, multidisciplinary collaboration is needed. This expert consensus is formulated in order to (1) prevent and control the epidemic, (2) diagnose and treat patients with spine trauma reasonably, and (3) reduce the risk of cross-infection between patients and medical personnel during the treatment.
Betacoronavirus ; Coronavirus Infections ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Cross Infection ; prevention & control ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Humans ; Pandemics ; prevention & control ; Patient Care Team ; Pneumonia, Viral ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Spinal Injuries ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Transportation of Patients

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the roles of multidisciplinary team (MDT) in the diagnosis and treatment of suspected cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). METHODS: The clinical data of 48 patients with suspected COVID-19 admitted in Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital from January 21, 2020 to March 20, 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: In the 48 suspected cases, 18 were diagnosed with COVID-19, and 30 were excluded. Each of the confirmed cases were discussed among MDT for 2 to 12 times with an average of (4.7±3.2) times; while for non-COVID-19 patients were discussed for 2 to 4 times with an average of (2.3±0.6) times. With the guidance of MDT, one COVID-19 patient was transferred to designated provincial hospital after effective treatment; one patient complicated with acute cholecystitis underwent gallbladder puncture and drainage; and COVID-19 was excluded in a highly suspected patient after alveolar lavage fluid examination. Except one transferred patient, all 17 confirmed COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged. There was no cross-infection occurred in suspected patients during the hospitalization. There were no deaths and no medical staff infections. CONCLUSIONS The efficiency of diagnosis and treatment for suspected COVID-19 patients can be improved with MDT, particularly for complicated cases.
Betacoronavirus ; isolation & purification ; China ; Coronavirus Infections ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Interdisciplinary Communication ; Pandemics ; Patient Care Team ; standards ; Pneumonia, Viral ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome