Table 2.
Characteristics of 12 distinct tumor boards.
| March 2021 | September 2021 | October 2021 | November 2021 | December 2021 | January 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases discussed | 657 | 687 | 629 | 692 | 633 | 741 |
| Mean (SD) time of discussion/case (min) | 4:05 (1:56) | 3:42 (1:36) | 3:35 (1:32) | 3:27 (1:09) | 3:31 (1:32) | 4:09 (2:09) |
| Median (range) time of discussion/case (min) | 3:47 (1:15-10:00) | 3:08 (2:05-10:00) | 3:23 (1:40-7:30) | 3:20 (1:54-6:40) | 2:51 (1:33-7:30) | 3:53 (1:32-12:30) |
| Mean (SD) meeting duration across all ITBs (min) | 51:35 (32:46) | 44:56 (24:34) | 44:48 (24:31) | 47:51 (25:00) | 47:35 (19:19) | 53:23 (28:19) |
| Median (range) meeting duration across all ITBs (min) | 42:30 (15:00-150:00) | 45:00 (5:00-110:00) | 42:00 (5:00-125:00) | 45:00 (7:00-120:00) | 45:00 (15:00-95:00) | 50:00 (15:00-165:00) |
| Cases (proportion) prepared in detail by radiology | 635 (100%) | 492 (71.4%) | 479 (76.2%) | 552 (78.9%) | 467 (74.1%) | 547 (73.9%) |
| Cases (proportion) prepared in detail by pathology | 635 (100%) | 322 (46.8%) | 293 (46.8%) | 350 (49.9%) | 302 (47.9%) | 359 (48.3%) |
In total, between March 2021 and January 2022, 7,123 cases were discussed.