Rare diseases are a kind of diseases with very low incidence and prevalence. They are difficult to diagnose, treat and use drugs. Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) has become the main mode of modern medical diagnosis and treatment. Many hospitals at home and abroad have begun to apply MDT in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases. This paper introduces the MDT mode of rare diseases at home and abroad, focusing on the mode, work flow and content of the MDT service system for rare diseases in West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and discusses the problems and optimization suggestions of the current construction of the MDT service system for rare diseases. The purpose is to provide some reference for the establishment of MDT model of rare diseases in China.
Citation: MA Xiaowan, GONG Li, HE Qian, BU Jiabin, JIA Dan. Analysis and consideration on the construction of multi-disciplinary team service system for rare diseases. West China Medical Journal, 2024, 39(1): 93-97. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202306160 Copy