Table 4.

Clinician participation in MDT

Value	N(%)
Whether participated in MDT
Yes	425 (74)
No	149 (26)
Main reasons for participating in MDT (multiple choices) (N = 425)
Unclear diagnosis or difficulty in diagnosis and treatment in the department	353 (83.06)
The diagnosis was clear, but the long-term treatment effect was poor	184 (43.29)
The disease involved multi-organ and multi-system lesions requiring multi-department assistance	367 (86.35)
The perioperative period is associated with multiple diseases and requires risk assessment	108 (25.41)
Suspected acute infectious disease	8 (1.88)
Emergency patients with difficult and critical cases cannot be diagnosed in time, affecting rescue	99 (23.29)
Patients who are prone to medical disputes or certain key patients	156 (36.71)
The general duration of MDT (N = 425) (min)
< 30	62 (14.58)
30–60	307 (72.24)
60–120	50 (11.76)
> 120	6 (1.41)
Whether often followed up the prognosis of the patients after MDT
Always	214 (50.35)
Sometimes	188 (44.24)
Never	23 (5.41)
Whether applied for MDT
Yes	363 (63.2)
No	211 (36.8)
Main reasons for applying for MDT (multiple choices) (N = 363)
Unclear diagnosis or difficulty in diagnosis and treatment in the department	299 (82.37)
Clear diagnosis with poor but long-term treatment effect	158 (43.53)
The disease involved multi-organ and multi-system lesions requiring multi-department assistance	301 (82.92)
The perioperative period is associated with multiple diseases and requires risk assessment	82 (22.59)
Suspected acute infectious disease	9 (2.48)
Emergency patients with difficult and critical cases cannot be diagnosed in time, affecting rescue	87 (23.97)
Patients who are prone to medical disputes or certain key patients	153 (42.15)