A controlled clinical trial of multidisciplinary team approach in the general medical wards of Chulalongkorn Hospital.
The benefits and acceptability of a strengthened physician-nurse collaboration and a multidisciplinary team approach are demonstrated in the medical wards of a Thai acute-care hospital (Chulalongkorn University Hospital). The strengthened physician-nurse collaboration should be introduced or strengthened in all medical wards. Because of the lack of appropriately trained personnel, concentrating resources into a small unit or ward may be the appropriate measure at present if a multidisciplinary team approach is to be integrated into the medical ward of acute-care hospitals in South East Asia.
Jitapunkul
S
S
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nuchprayoon
C
C
Aksaranugraha
S
S
Chaiwanichsiri
D
D
Leenawat
B
B
Kotepong
W
W
Sornthonchartwat
B
B
Rotprapaisri
P
P
Chandraprasert
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013785:Thailand