Table 2 Efficiency analysis of MDT working through two different techniques
eMDT group (n = 2156) | cMDT group (n = 1518) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Including Period | 01/01/16–31/12/16 | 01/01/15–31/12/15 | |
Case complexity, n(%) | 0.070 | ||
general | 1356 (62.9) | 933 (61.5) | |
moderate | 598 (27.7) | 407 (26.8) | |
complicate | 202 (9.4) | 178 (11.7) | |
Cases per month, n | 172.3 ± 31.5 | 126.6 ± 42.7 | 0.004 |
Cases per meeting, n | 47.9 ± 21.1 | 33.0 ± 9.5 | < 0.001 |
Time cost per meeting, min | 149.4 ± 15.1 | 205.1 ± 32.7 | < 0.001 |
Time cost per case, min | 3.1 ± 3.3 | 6.2 ± 4.9 | < 0.001 |
Case type | |||
general | 2.6 ± 1.6 | 4.5 ± 3.7 | < 0.001 |
moderate | 3.8 ± 2.2 | 5.9 ± 3.1 | < 0.001 |
complicate | 6.6 ± 3.8 | 7.2 ± 3.7 | 0.121 |
Cancer type | |||
Esophageal | 3.7 ± 2.9 | 4.2 ± 4.0 | 0.244 |
Gastric | 3.6 ± 3.1 | 6.6 ± 4.2 | < 0.001 |
Colorectal | 3.0 ± 2.2 | 6.2 ± 4.7 | < 0.001 |
Others | 3.1 ± 2.7 | 5.8 ± 3.9 | < 0.001 |