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Management of Perineal Trauma Complications: The Role of the MDT

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The functionality of the Pelvic floor is a result of its complex anatomical structure and integrated physiological mechanisms. Women who sustain OASIS may have co-existing problems or develop new symptoms that require the involvement of many specialists, such as urogynaecologists, colorectal surgeons, physiotherapists, gastrologists, radiographers. The aim of this chapter is to provide an outline of how Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) working is best placed, not only to provide women with pelvic floor disorders timely access to necessary investigations, services and management options, but also to develop specialism in related professions, such as midwifery, for the improvement in patient centred care. It provides examples of MDT models of case review meetings and combined MDT outpatient clinics that could be replicated in different units of all caseload sizes.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2WB, UK

    Kaori Futaba & Simon Radley

  2. Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, UK

    Sara Webb

  3. Department of Urogynaecology, Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, UK

    Matthew Parsons

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Futaba, K., Radley, S., Webb, S., Parsons, M. (2016). Management of Perineal Trauma Complications: The Role of the MDT. In: Ismail, K. (eds) Perineal Trauma at Childbirth. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14860-1_10

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