Day Hospital in the Infectious Disease Building (Photo T. Ferry).
The practitioner who will take care of you will have the opportunity to present your case during a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting. The level of complexity of the infection will be measured, and above all, the most optimal medical-surgical strategy will be determined, with the aim of ridding the patient of the infection, while preserving maximum function of the limb involved.
Since 2014, there is a multidisciplinary Septic Orthopaedics team at the Day Hospital in the Infectious Disease Building at CRIOAc Lyon.
The goal is to offer the patient, especially when referred by a colleague from a private or public healthcare centre, a one-day stay during which morphological (x-ray, CT or MRI) and biological exams can be performed under one roof. A decision can thus be made during a multidisciplinary consultation between an Infectiologist, an Orthopaedic Surgeon and if necessary, a Plastic Surgeon, all specialising in BJI treatment.
A room in the Day Hospital (Photo T. Ferry).
This Day Hospital makes “bedside” MDT meetings possible. The medical-surgical strategy can be agreed upon and explained directly to the patient by all the practitioners present. The patient’s GP is also informed of the suggested strategy.