Multidisciplinary first-day consultation accelerates diagnostic procedures and throughput times of patients in a head-and-neck cancer care pathway, a mixed method study

• Hoofdauteurs: Lidia S. van Huizen (Auteur), Pieter U. Dijkstra (Auteur), Bernard F. A. M. van der Laan (Auteur), Harry Reintsema (Auteur), Kees T. B. Ahaus (Auteur), Hendrik P. Bijl (Auteur), Jan L. N. Roodenburg (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Head and neck cancers are fast growing tumours that are complex to diagnose and treat. Multidisciplinary input into organization and logistics is critical to start treatment without delay. A multidisciplinary first-day consultation (MFDC) was introduced to reduce throughput times...