Impact on patient outcomes of spondyloarthritis-inflammatory bowel disease multi-disciplinary meetings

© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology..

OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact on patient outcomes of the spondyloarthritis (SpA) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings in a large university hospital.

METHODS: A single-centre retrospective observational case-note review was conducted assessing the outcome of all 226 cases discussed at the SpA-IBD MDT meetings in a large UK university hospital between 2017-2022.

RESULTS: A total of 226 patients were discussed. It was deemed that 97% of MDT meetings helped to improve communication between teams, and 100% were educational. A total of 57% of discussions led to an instant change of disease management, while 40% of discussions resulted in a treatment plan that avoided the use of dual advanced therapy. This improved patient safety by reducing immunosuppression. The MDT meetings were highly cost and time efficient; 125 referrals between specialists were avoided, and in 51 cases there was a significant chance of reducing future drug costs. A timely investigation or appointment was arranged following 50% of MDT discussions, helping to clarify the diagnosis and optimise patient care. 9% of meetings enabled drugs to be prescribed to patients that are not yet licenced for the other speciality, thereby improving treatment options available in the management of complex cases.

CONCLUSION: The MDT meetings have been beneficial for patients, the clinical team and the institution. This approach might be considered by other rheumatology and gastroenterology departments.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - (2024) vom: 23. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sayers, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Danielle [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Qutab [VerfasserIn]
Evans, Jobie [VerfasserIn]
Parkes, Miles [VerfasserIn]
Stober, Carmel [VerfasserIn]
Rimmer, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Clunie, Gavin [VerfasserIn]
Gudu, Tania-Elena [VerfasserIn]
Rosembert, Denise [VerfasserIn]
Subramanian, Sreedhar [VerfasserIn]
Brookes-Jones, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Moss, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Raine, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Jadon, Deepak [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Crohn’s disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
Journal Article
Multidisciplinary
Spondyloarthritis
Ulcerative colitis

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Date Revised 23.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/keae116

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NLM368811026