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Multidisciplinary teams in musculoskeletal infection - from a pathologist’s perspective

Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings have emerged as a promising approach for the treatment of cancer patients. These meetings involve a team of healthcare professionals from different disciplines working together to develop a holistic, patient-centered treatment. Although MDT meetings are well est...

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Main Authors: Winter, Lina (Author) , Mendelsohn, Daniel H. (Author) , Walter, Nike (Author) , Popp, Daniel (Author) , Geis, Sebastian (Author) , Niedermair, Tanja (Author) , Mamilos, Andreas (Author) , Gessner, André (Author) , Salzberger, Bernd (Author) , Pfister, Karin (Author) , Stroszczynski, Christian (Author) , Alt, Volker (Author) , Rupp, Markus (Author) , Brochhausen, Christoph (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: October 2024
In: Pathology, research and practice
Year: 2024, Volume: 262, Pages: 1-6
ISSN:1618-0631
DOI:10.1016/j.prp.2024.155539
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2024.155539
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0344033824004503
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Author Notes:Lina Winter, Daniel H. Mendelsohn, Nike Walter, Daniel Popp, Sebastian Geis, Tanja Niedermair, Andreas Mamilos, André Gessner, Bernd Salzberger, Karin Pfister, Christian Stroszczynski, Volker Alt, Markus Rupp, Christoph Brochhausen
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Summary:Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings have emerged as a promising approach for the treatment of cancer patients. These meetings involve a team of healthcare professionals from different disciplines working together to develop a holistic, patient-centered treatment. Although MDT meetings are well established in oncology, they play a minor role in other diseases. Recent evidence suggests that the implementation of MDT meetings can improve patient outcomes in musculoskeletal infections. The aim of this retrospective, observational study was to present the agenda of our multidisciplinary limb board including live microscopy with a special focus on the pathologist’s role. The descriptive analysis of the limb board included 66 cases receiving live microscopy at the meeting and a total of 124 histopathological findings and 181 stainings. We could elucidate that pathologists seem to play an important role especially in clarifying the correct diagnosis. In 80.3% of the findings, the pathologist specified the clinical diagnosis of the requesting physician leading to a consensus-based treatment plan for each patient. The implementation of MDT meetings including live microscopy in patients with musculoskeletal infections holds potential benefits, such as improved communication, scientific collaboration, and raising clinicians' awareness and understanding of histopathology findings. However, potential challenges, such as organizational effort and technical prerequisites should be considered.
Item Description:Online verfügbar: 12. August 2024, Artikelversion: 15. August 2024
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ISSN:1618-0631
DOI:10.1016/j.prp.2024.155539

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