- Titel
- Virtual versus in-person multidisciplinary musculoskeletal tumor conferences in times of COVID-19
- Zitierfähige Url:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-995912
- Quellenangabe
- DIGITAL HEALTH
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Jahrgang: 9
E-ISSN: 2055-2076 - Erstveröffentlichung
- 2023
- Abstract (EN)
- Introduction: Multidisciplinary tumor conferences are a fundamental component in the treatment of oncological patients. The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting social distancing restrictions offered the opportunity to compare in-person to virtual multidisciplinary tumor conferences. Methods: Retrospective analysis of first-time presentations in tumor conferences at a university musculoskeletal tumor center in the time periods from September 2019 to February 2020 (in-person) and May 2020 to October 2020 (virtual). Results: A total of 209 patients were first-time discussed in one of 52 analyzed musculoskeletal multidisciplinary tumor conferences (105 patients in 25 in-person, and 104 patients 27 virtual meetings). The total number of participants was slightly lower with virtual meetings (p < .001) and more disciplines were represented in virtual tumor conferences (p < .001). With median six consultants present in either, the level of available expertise did not differ between the conference formats (p = .606). Compared to in-person tumor meetings, the patients were discussed earlier in the virtual conferences (p = .028). The interval between first presentation to biopsy was significantly shorter after virtual tumor conferences (median 4 vs. 7 days, p < .001). There was no significant difference in the interval between initial presentation and resection (p = .544) among the two conference formats. Conclusions: The implementation of virtual tumor conferences appears to have had a positive effect on timely diagnosis and multidisciplinarity during tumor conferences. This may result in better decision-making and treatment of patients with musculoskeletal tumors and could be routinely implemented into cancer care.
- Andere Ausgabe
- Erstveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1177/20552076231179045 - Freie Schlagwörter (EN)
- COVID-19, multidisciplinary, tumor board, virtual
- Klassifikation (DDC)
- 610
- Verlag
- SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
- Version / Begutachtungsstatus
- publizierte Version / Verlagsversion
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-995912
- Veröffentlichungsdatum Qucosa
- 09.10.2025
- Dokumenttyp
- Artikel
- Sprache des Dokumentes
- Englisch
- Lizenz / Rechtehinweis
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0