Changes in Surgical Pathology Case Volume and Amendment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
| العنوان: | Changes in Surgical Pathology Case Volume and Amendment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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| المؤلفون: | Cynthia K Harris, J Y Kwong, M H Cohen, Denise K Bland, Geoffrey G Fell, Vania Nosé, Veerle Bossuyt |
| المصدر: | American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 158:142-147 |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Pathology, Surgical, COVID-19, Humans, General Medicine, Pandemics |
| الوصف: | Objectives Surgical pathology volume decreased during the peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We looked at the 4 months with the greatest reduction in surgical pathology volume during the COVID-19 pandemic and compared them with those same months in 2019 to determine changes in specimen volume. We compared the amendment rates during those periods and types of amendments issued (identification [ID], report defect [RD], diagnostic information [DI]). Methods All pathology reports between March to June 2019 and March to June 2020 were extracted from the pathology information system. All amendments issued were extracted over the same period and then subclassified by two pathologists. Results There was a 52.1% reduction in surgical pathology volume between the 4-month periods in 2019 and 2020 (P = .04). The amendment rate was 0.9% in 2019 compared with 1.4% in 2020, representing a 65.5% increase in amendments overall. There was a 53.3% reduction in amendments issued for ID, a 3.8% reduction in RD, and a 23.2% increase in amendments issued for DI. The change in amendments was not statistically significant. Conclusions These findings suggest that a reduction in workload would not improve error rates. The circumstances of the pandemic highlight the many factors contributing to error rates in surgical pathology. |
| تدمد: | 1943-7722 0002-9173 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ajcp/aqac017 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::876a98011842ea4b866695564f1cd6c3 https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqac017 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....876a98011842ea4b866695564f1cd6c3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19437722 00029173 |
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| DOI: | 10.1093/ajcp/aqac017 |