PRODUCTIVITY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERACTION IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK DISEASES (RESULTS OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIMENT OF 2021)

Abstract

In 2021, an organizational experiment was conducted to improve the provision of specialized care to patients with head and neck pathology using the example of the Center for Maxillofacial Surgery at the N. N. Burdenko. The chief freelance specialist of the Ministry of Health of the Penza region, the head and doctors of the department, the deputy chief physician for the medical and surgical part, doctors of the quality control department of the N. N. Burdenko evaluated the treatment and diagnostic measures, the feasibility of attracting consultants of related specialties. Taking into account the results obtained, in 2021, on the basis of the Center for Maxillofacial Surgery, an organizational experiment was conducted to optimize the provision of medical care to patients of all ages with head and neck pathology, followed by an assessment of its effectiveness. The organizational experiment consisted of an interdisciplinary approach in the treatment of 15 patients in the conditions of the Center for Maxillofacial Surgery of the N.N. Burdenko. Doctors of related specialties (otorhinolaryngologist, plastic surgeon, oncologist, endoscopist, psychiatrist) participated in the provision of specialized care. The hospitalization of the patient and his treatment are provided at the optimum time by the same specialists. As a result of the experiment, patients saved time, received an integrated approach, reduced risks of postoperative complications, full work capacity or faster recovery and rehabilitation. The experiment showed that for one inpatient treatment, the patient receives an integrated approach to the problem, subject to close interaction of specialists from medical organizations, with the possibility of using specialized equipment without the cost of purchasing it for a medical organization. The conducted organizational experiment improves and improves the quality of care for patients with head and neck pathology. This experiment should be implemented in multidisciplinary medical organizations providing assistance in the field of "maxillofacial surgery".