Table 1.
Summary of cases discussed at the mesothelioma multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Total MDT meeting discussions | 210 (100) |
| Total number of patients discussed | 194 |
| Patients discussed on 1 occasion | 179 |
| Patients discussed on 2 occasions | 14 |
| Patients discussed on 3 occasions | 1 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 184 (87.6) |
| Female | 26 (12.4) |
| Age (years) | |
| Range | 50–93 |
| Mean | 74 |
| SD | 7.86 |
| WHO performance status | |
| 0 | 45 (21.4) |
| 1 | 77 (36.7) |
| 2 | 26 (12.3) |
| 3 | 22 (10.5) |
| 4 | 1 (0.5) |
| 5 | 3 (1.4) |
| Not recorded | 36 (17.1) |
| Referred by: distance | |
| Hospital A 0 miles | 75 (35.7) |
| Hospital B 13 miles | 41 (19.5) |
| Hospital C 48 miles | 35 (16.7) |
| Hospital D 3 miles | 26 (12.4) |
| Hospital E 45 miles | 12 (5.7) |
| Hospital F 35 miles | 9 (4.3) |
| Hospital G 5 miles | 9 (4.3) |
| Hospital H 38 miles | 1 (0.5) |
| Hospital I 76 miles | 1 (0.5) |
| Hospital J 123 miles | 1 (0.5) |